South Gloucestershire Council

If you propose to occupy or open part of a road (i.e. carriageway, footway, footpath or cycle path), there is a requirement to obtain permission from the local roads authority by applying for the relevant permit.

Make sure you read the relevant conditions for the type of license you require before completing the application form.

Note that we need a site location plan showing the location of your apparatus in relation to the property before we can start processing your application. This can be any form of visual plan, e.g. photo, drawing, screenshot etc.

In some circumstances it may be necessary for us to turn down applications because the proposed site is considered to be potentially hazardous. In these cases the fee remains non-refundable. Allow five working days for us to process your application. We will not begin to process your application until we have received all of the relevant information

Skips

Where practicable, skips should be placed within property boundaries. If you would like to hire a skip to be placed on private land, i.e. in a front garden, then no licence is required.

• Application for a skip permit
• Application to extend or renew a skip permit

Road occupation – in connection with building work

Includes cranes, cherry pickers, building materials, scaffolding, hoarding, porta cabins and huts

• Application to occupy the road in connection with building work
• Application to extend or renew a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work

Highway projections

Includes bridges, canopies, banners, wires and signs

• Application to place a structure projecting over the highway
• Application to extend or renew a structure over the highway

Road opening – Section 50

Further information on Section 50 licences