Application for a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work - Licence summary
If you wish to temporarily deposit building materials, rubbish or other items in a road you must have our consent.
On this page you will find information on:
- Fee
- Eligibility criteria
- Regulation summary
- Will tacit consent apply?
- Application for a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work
- Application to change a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work
- Application to extend a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work
- Application redress
- Trade associations
Fee
A fee of £75 is payable. Please contact Customer Services for further information.
Eligibility criteria
You must comply with any conditions attached to a consent and comply with requirements relating to the fencing off and lighting of deposits or excavations.
Regulation summary
A summary of the regulations relating to this licence.
Application evaluation process
Conditions may be attached to a consent.
Will tacit consent apply?
No. It is in the public interest that we must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within a reasonable period, please contact us.
Application for a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work
There are two ways of applying:
- Download and complete the form in the Documents section
- Application for a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work apply online
Application to change a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work
Licence summary
If you wish to change a permit which allows you to temporarily deposit building materials, rubbish or other items in a road or make a temporary excavation you must have our consent.
There are two ways of applying:
- Contact Customer Services
- Application to change a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work - apply online
Application to extend a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work
Licence summary
If you wish to extend your permit to temporarily deposit building materials, rubbish or other items in a road or make a temporary excavation, you must have our consent.
Fee
If you need to extend your skip permit you need to contact the Council. A permit extension is charged at £40 on a monthly basis up to a maximum of three months from the date of your original permit. If you need to extend the permit beyond three months, you will require to reapply for a new permit and a further fee of £75 will be charged.
There are two ways of applying:
- Download and complete the form in the Documents section
- Application to extend a permit to occupy the road in connection with building work - apply online
Application redress
Please contact Customer Services
Other redress
For example about noise, pollution etc or should one licence holder complain about another. Please contact the Roads Manager.
Trade associations
Scottish Building Federation [opens in a new window]
Scottish Master Wrights and Builders association (SMWBA) [opens in a new window]