Mobile Cranes on the Highway

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Advice and Guidance

• If you wish to place Mobile Crane on the road, you will have to have to apply to the Local Highway Authority for a licence.
• Mobile Cranes can in certain circumstances be placed on single and double yellow lines. They can also be placed within residential parking bays.
• We can issue a licence to the Cane Company to place a mobile crane on a highway.  
• Your contractor will have to supply us with evidence that they are covered with Public Liability Insurance for £6million.
• The Crane Company will be responsible for any damage to the fabric of the highway caused by the mobile crane. They will also be responsible for any damage caused to private property.
• It is a serious offence to place anything on a highway without permission  of the Local Highway Authority (Highway Act 1980). If mobile cranes are placed on a highway without a licence, we can prosecute the Crane Company
• You are responsible for the actions of your contractors, To ensure that your contractor has applied for a licence ask for a copy of the licence or the licence number
• Check the conditions on the application form to ensure that you or your contractor has complied

Procedure for applying and processing an Application

1 Download or request an application form

• Alternatively contact us:
  Telephone: 020 8547 5002
  Email environment@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
  Fax: 020 8547 5940
  
  Highway Licensing
  Guildhall 2
  High Street
  Kingston upon Thames
  KT1 1EU

2 Send us your application form

• Send us your application form. You can do this by post to:
  Highway Licensing
  Guildhall 2
  High Street
  Kingston upon Thames
  KT1 1EU
• Alternatively, please visit the Environmental Reception in Guildhall 2 between the hours of  9am to 4pm Monday to Friday if your request is urgent.

3. Your licence

• We aim to process an application within three working days. Once we have received your completed application and a cheque for the fee and refundable deposit we will process your application and post the licence to you.

Charges for Considering an Application for Cranes on the Highway

1.A charge of £180 will be made to consider an application for placing a Mobile Crane on the highway. This charge covers,

• Administrations, site meeting, and banking. If the application is successful a licence will be valid for one month.
• The minimum refundable deposit for a one-month period is £300; this will increase by £100 for each month that the mobile crane is required.
• On completion of works the licensing officer will inspect the site. If damage has occurred to the footway or carriageway as a result of the works an estimate will be sent to the contractor and the full amount shall be deducted from the deposit including any additional costs for administration.

All Cheques must be made payable to the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and sent to the address at the top of the application form