Apply for skip and highway permits

Please be aware that only a company may apply for a scaffolding permit and not a resident.

A fee is payable per scaffolding permit. The charges as of the 1st April 2025 are:

• scaffolding - £225.00 plus £50 per additional 4-week period.

Scaffolding requirements

1. Standards must be white to first lift. (If relevant "wet Paint" Board must be provided)
2. Minimum height of first lift (if walk through is required) is 2.5 m (8 ft.).
3. Minimum width of uninterrupted footway to be 1.2 m, if less, then a temporary footway is required to be provided.
4. Minimum distance between standards and edge of carriageway to be 450 mm (if less, cones etc. are required).
5. A steady amber lamp is required at each end of the scaffold.
6. If walk through is provided, then bottom lift must be close boarded.
7. If required, brickguards and/or double toeboards should be provided.
8. A plate bearing the name, address and telephone number of the scaffolding erector must be securely fixed to the scaffolding.
9. The permit holder must inform Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council when the scaffold is to be removed.
10. The permit holder must notify all statutory undertakers of his intention to erect the scaffolding.
11. Tapping boards and handrails to be provided for the full length of scaffolding except for access point.
12. Where necessary, debris netting may be required.

Notes:

1. The scaffolding permit can be issued to either the main building contractor or a subcontractor, e.g. a specialist scaffolder.
2. Whoever the permit is issued to is responsible for meeting all the conditions of the permit.
3. If scaffold is found for which no permit has been issued, the person who erected the scaffold is responsible under law.