Building materials licence

How to apply for a building materials licence

• The name of your company
• The company address
• Your name
• Your phone number
• The site address
• The date the work is to start
• The duration of the work
• The approximate height / length and type of the building material
• The approximate width / area of the materials over the public highway.

What happens next

1. A Council Engineer will come to inspect the location.
2. The Engineer will decide on the size of the refundable deposit (in addition to the standard licence fee which for 2008/09 is £31) that you will have to pay. This deposit is to cover any damage that may be caused.
3. You will be required to pay your deposit and licence fee in advance, either by cash, cheque or Council approved credit or debit card. We will call you to inform you of the amount payable, and your payment options.
4. When we have received your payment we will issue you with a licence number.
5. When you have completed your building work, you will need to contact us again using the contact telephone number to the right of this page.
6. Our Engineer will revisit and inspect your site. If the building materials have not damaged the road or street, we will return your deposit to you.

Conditions of the licence

• A single licence allows for the storage of materials, not exceeding three metres in length, 1.5 metres in width and 1.0 metre in height. You will need to consult us if larger quantities are involved.
• Materials placed in, or partly on, the road require at least four traffic cones on the approach side to guide traffic past the storage area.
• During the hours of darkness, in poor daytime visibility and bad weather, road danger lamps (flashing amber) must be placed to indicate the area of the site. If sited in the road, a lamp should be placed between each cone.
• If the Council’s contractors are called out to lamp the site or make it safe, we will charge you for this.
• Building materials placed on the highway must not obstruct or interfere with the drainage of the street or with any apparatus of the public utility companies.

Further information