Crane licence

A licence is necessary if you are placing any type of crane or other equipment on the public highway or if any part of the crane or its load will over-sail the public highway at any time during the lift.

Eligibility criteria:

Q: Who can apply for this licence?

A: Crane companies & contractors

Required documentation & details:

• A site plan, to scale, showing the crane's position and over-sail area with dimensions

• A copy the Risk Assessment & Method Statement relating to this job

• Evidence of £10 million Public Liability Insurance

• Start, end and contingency dates & times

• A Traffic Management Plan complying with Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual & related Codes of Practice

• The type of work to be undertaken

• A copy of the crane specification catalogue entry which must include dimensions, weight, jib capacity and limits

• Where appropriate, a copy of the way-leave agreement or permission from landowners who will be over-sailed will need to be provided

Fees:

• Mobile crane £115.00 + £110 (pre and post inspections @ £55)
  (for example, a cherry picker, scissor lift or elevating platform)

• Tower crane £295.00

Cheques payable to Southampton City Council

Applications:

To apply, please follow this link to our EU Service Directive page where you can apply online or by post.