Permits and licences to place things in the street

How to apply for a permit to temporarily place the following items in the street:

• portable traffic signals 

• objects such as building materials 

• private apparatus

Skips, scaffolding and hoardings

If you want to place a skip, scaffolding or hoarding in the street, you need to apply for a skip, scaffolding or hoarding permit.

Roads managed by National Highways  

National Highways look after 5 major roads in Cumbria:

• M6
• A66
• A595 - from the A66 to Calder Bridge
• A590
• A69 - from Carlisle M6, Junction 43, heading east

Applications for permits and licences on any of these roads should be submitted directly to National Highways.