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Pavement Licence Scaffolding

NJW Scaffolding

For construction and refurbishment projects requiring scaffolding on public land like pavements, roads and pedestrian areas, securing appropriate permits is essential. 

At NJW Scaffolding, we are pavement licence specialists, managing the entire process of attaining road and pathway closure consents across London boroughs and nationwide.

With over 15 years’ experience, our teams handle all aspects of pavement licence applications to facilitate compliant, disruption-minimised scaffolding on public rights of way. We take care of required traffic management plans, public safety measures and insurance provisions.

Our Pavement Licence Scaffolding Services:

We provide a comprehensive end-to-end pavement licence service:

  • Our team collaborates closely with local council highways departments during scoping. We determine the optimal road space provisions for your required scaffolds or structures.
  • We complete and submit all necessary pavement licence applications and documentation like scaled drawings and structural method statements on your behalf.
  • Where needed, we secure Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders and footway closure approvals through councils to enable short-term occupation of pavements and roads.
  • Our logistics team coordinates all advance road space bookings with councils, aligning requested occupying dates with your project schedule to achieve just-in-time site possession.
  • We develop and implement approved traffic management plans, safely guiding road users and pedestrians past work areas. Our crews install signs, barriers and diversion routes as specified.
  • High-visibility footway diversion routes are clearly installed around work zones in line with councils’ accessibility requirements, keeping the public protected.
  • We supply and install sturdy BS EN 13374 Class A pedestrian barriers and Heras fencing to safely cordon off work areas from public access.
  • All required public liability insurances up to £10 million are provided, fully covering the scaffolding, the works and protecting the public. Regular policy renewals ensure continuous cover.

Key Reasons To Use Our Pavement Licence Services

  • Single point of contact – We manage the entire process from application through to final council approval.
  • Rapid approvals – Our experience with local authorities results in prompt pavement licence turnaround.
  • Compliant scaffolding – Our scaffolding designs fully integrate with approved traffic management plans.
  • Cost and time savings – We handle all aspects of securing pavement consents, saving you administrative workload.
  • Public safety – Our solutions prioritise safe, clearly demarcated pedestrian routes around work areas.
  • Traffic disruption minimised – Our application plans are tailored to minimise traffic impact where possible.
  • Licensed across the UK – Our national licence application services cover projects anywhere in the UK.

Pavement Licences for All Project Types

Over 15+ years, we have secured council approvals for scaffolds temporarily occupying public land across countless sectors:

  • For office, retail and residential external refurbishment projects, our licensed scaffolds provide safe façade access without obstructing pavement routes.
  • We obtain consent for hospitality premises to install pavement cafés, marquees and shopfront marketing displays occupying public pathways.
  • On large construction sites, we facilitate compliant temporary hoardings and gantries erected on footways and local roads bordering development sites.
  • Where highways, infrastructure or railway projects require scaffolds extending onto adjacent pavements for bridge, tunnel, platform or station works, we secure the necessary pavements approvals.
  • For significant inner-city projects, we obtain authorisation for tower crane bases to be temporarily erected on closed roads, with pedestrian routes safely diverted.
  • During major basement excavations and developments, we coordinate licences allowing temporary works and material loading zones to safely occupy public road space where required.

In all cases, our priority is keeping public routes safely diverted around scaffolding work zones with minimum disruption.

Red Route Scaffolding

Red Routes are major roads in London where parking and stopping regulations are strictly enforced to keep traffic moving. Erecting scaffolding on Red Routes requires securing special permissions from Transport for London (TfL), in addition to standard pavement licences.

At NJW Scaffolding, we have extensive experience securing TfL approvals for scaffolding and temporary structures on London’s Red Routes including:

  • Facade access scaffolding for buildings located on or near Red Routes.
  • Temporary hoardings around construction sites bordering Red Routes.
  • Bridge access scaffolds necessitating partial Red Route closure.
  • Infrastructure improvement works requiring scaffolding encroachment.

Our teams ensure approving authorities’ safety and signage specifications are fully implemented, minimising disruption.

For upcoming projects requiring Red Route scaffolding, rely on NJW’s expertise delivering compliant, efficient solutions.

Why choose NJW Scaffolding?

  • Same day service
  • Price Match For Like for Like Quotes
  • Highly Recommended
  • Experienced & Reliable
  • Flexible Terms
  • Friendly & Conscientious
  • Emergency Scaffolding
  • Free Quotations & Site Surveys
  • All work guaranteed
  • Fully Insured
  • £10m Public Liability Insurance
  • All Staff Qualified to CISRS
  • Rates for All Budgets

Contact NJW Today About Your Planned Public Highway Works

If your upcoming construction, refurbishment or infrastructure project requires installing scaffolding, hoardings or other temporary structures on public land, rely on NJW Scaffolding as your pavement licence experts.

With over 15 years as approved scaffolding contractors for local authorities nationwide, our experienced licensing teams will handle the consent process smoothly from start to finish – providing you significant administrative time savings.

We pride ourselves on collaborating with councils to secure all necessary pavement occupancies, traffic management plans and insurance provisions with minimal delay or complications.

Our priority is ensuring your scaffolding work zones on pathways, roads and pedestrian areas are safely demarcated, with clear diversion routes keeping the public protected and disruption minimised.

Contact NJW Scaffolding today via phone or email to discuss your upcoming public realm scaffolding requirements in detail. Our licensing experts look forward to advising how we can cost-effectively secure the pavement occupancies and temporary traffic measures needed to enable your works.

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