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Licence - highway projection

Licences are required for any display that may protrude/project over a public highway.

The maximum depth that the display can protrude over the public footway is 1.05 metres (three feet six inches), subject to 2.10 metres (seven feet) clear passageway between the edge of the display and the road (or any intervening pavement furniture such as a bollard or telephone box).

The council reserves the right, in exceptional circumstances, to allow a greater depth of display where the pavement is very wide, or a smaller depth of display where pedestrian footfall is very high.

All goods or equipment on display under the terms of the licence shall be kept within the area specified.

A minimum vertical clearance of 2.75 metres is required from the surface of the footway to the underside of any projection, this is to allow for the safe passage of pedestrians beneath projections of frontage development - such as canopies, blinds, CCTV equipment. The council may alter this vertical clearance in exceptional cases.

If at a future date pavement furniture is added by the council, and the display area covered by the licence is affected, the licence will be reviewed or removed.

A highway licence is also required for:

• Building on the highway. For example, a disabled access ramp at the entrance to a property.
• Placing tables and chairs on the highway. For example, for a cafe, restaurant or bar/public house.
• Planting shrubbery or trees on the highway. For example, for landscaping purposes.

There is a charge of approximately £300 for the licence.

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