Building materials on the highway
Price rises in April 2024
Please note that prices will be rising in April 2024.
Wherever possible, building materials should be stored on private land as a licence is not required to store building materials on private land.
Where it is necessary to temporarily store building materials on the public highway, you must first apply for a building materials licence before storing any materials on the public highway.
The term ‘public highway’ includes roads, pavements and verges.
Who can apply?
Anyone wishing to temporarily store building materials on the public highway can apply.
Fees
- £310 for a four-week licence. This includes £47.50 licence fee, £68 site inspection fee, £147 deposit and £47.50 for the first four weeks.
Deposit will be refunded upon notifications that building materials have been removed, and a satisfactory result received for post inspection.
This licence is renewable every four weeks at £47.50 per block of four weeks.
Apply for, extend or change a licence
Before making an application, please read impact on street lighting assets.
Before you fill in this form
You won't be able to save this form to complete later, so please allow yourself five minutes to fill it in.
You will need:
Payment card details if you are applying for a new or extending an existing licence
Evidence of public liability insurance (optional)
Plan of projection (optional)
If you have any questions, please contact:
- Email: southamptontma@balfourbeatty.com
- Telephone: 023 8079 8060
