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Licences and Permits

Licences and permits

If you intend to place a skip, place scaffolding/hoarding or temporary traffic lights on the highway you need a permit from your local highway authority.

Worcestershire County Council (highway authority in Worcestershire) can authorise a road closure to allow road works to take place.

	Road Closure Temporary lane and road closure application forms plus guidance for applicants
	Scaffolding Information on applying for a scaffolding licence This includes: - Placing scaffolding or other objects on the highway - How to change a licence - How to extend a licence. - Application process and costs.
	Skips Including how to place a skip on the highway, extend a skip permit, become an approved skip operator and how to make changes to an approved skip operator's details.
	Temporary Traffic Lights How to place temporary traffic lights on the highway
	Contact Us If you have a query about an issue on the highway or would like more up to date information, please contact the Worcestershire Hub on 0845 607 2005 where a Customer Service Advisor will assist you further. For skip and scaffolding queries please contact us in the first instance at skipsandscaffolds@worcestershire.gov.uk
	Frequently Asked Questions For questions relating to skip hire For questions relating to scaffolding For questions relating to temporary traffic lights For questions relating to road closures

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National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC)

The NASC is recognised as the national trade body for access and scaffolding in the UK, producing a wide range of industry guidance for scaffolding contractors, their operatives and their clients.
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