Highway permits and licences
The skip company should give three working days notice when requesting a permit. This is to enable the council to carry out checks to ensure that the skip will not cause a danger or a significant obstruction to road users or those intending to carry out works in the highway.
The council has a duty under the Traffic Management Act to ensure skips are on the highway for the minimum time. Users of skips can help by planning their work to reduce the hire duration.
Registered companies
To apply for a permit you can:
- Apply for a permit online. This is the quickest way to apply, your application will be sent straight to the team for approval.
- Complete our Skip Permit Application Form (PDF 199kb).
Where possible the application form should be completed online and returned by email to streetworks.central@cumbria.gov.uk. This form should only be submitted by registered skip companies.
Members of the public wishing to erect scaffolding on the highway should speak to a scaffolding company who will make the necessary arrangements
Only suitably qualified companies may erect scaffolding on the highway. Scaffolding companies who wish to obtain a licence to erect scaffolding on the highway must be registered with Cumbria County Council and have current public liability insurance of at least £ 5 million. A licence can be valid for a maximum of 4 weeks. Should a licence be required for less than this period the application should state the planned duration. Seven working days notice is required to process an application or to reissue a licence.
Registered companies
To apply for a permit you can:
- Apply for a permit online. This is the quickest way to apply, your application will be sent straight to the team for approval.
- Complete our Scaffolding Permit Application Form (PDF 214kb)
Where possible the application form should be completed online and returned by email to streetworks.central@cumbria.gov.uk. This form should only be submitted by registered scaffold companies.
To apply for permission to erect a hoarding or fence in or alongside the highway or to dispense with the requirement:
- Apply for a permit online. This is the quickest way to apply, your application will be sent straight to the team for approval.
- Complete our Hoarding Permit Application Form (PDF 113KB)
Where possible the application form should be completed online and returned by email to streetworks.central@cumbria.gov.uk.
Street Work permits
A street work permit scheme aims to help the County Council minimise disruption from road and street works and associated activities.
Under the scheme any company undertaking road or street works has to book time on the highway by obtaining a permit from the County Council.
The licensee or permit holder must comply with the relevant duties and responsibilities imposed by the Act, Regulations and Codes of Practice. This liability cannot be delegated to any other person or organisation.
To apply for permission to, please email one of the following offices:
Allerdale and Copeland Streetworks West:
streetworks.west@cumbria.gov.ukBarrow and South Lakes Streetworks South:
streetworks.south@cumbria.gov.ukCarlisle and Eden Streetworks East:
streetworks.east@cumbria.gov.uk
If you wish to form a vehicular access from your boundary to the carriageway of a public highway, you need to employ a contractor and obtain a permit from Cumbria Highways.
To find out more please follow this link: Vehicular Access Requests
Contractors wishing to place portable traffic signals on the highway must apply for a permit. Please apply at least seven working days before your planned starting date. For an application form and standard conditions please email one of the following offices:
Allerdale and Copeland Streetworks West:
streetworks.west@cumbria.gov.ukBarrow and South Lakes Streetworks South:
streetworks.south@cumbria.gov.ukCarlisle and Eden Streetworks East:
streetworks.east@cumbria.gov.uk
Any person wishing to receive consent from the highway authority to temporarily deposit objects such as building materials or other things in the highway must apply for a permit.
To apply for a permit you can:
- Apply for a permit online. This is the quickest way to apply, your application will be sent straight to the team for approval.
- Complete our Temporary Deposit Application Form (PDF 181KB)
Where possible the application form should be completed online and returned by email to streetworks.central@cumbria.gov.uk.