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Scaffolding in Royston
Royston sits in Hertfordshire, which means a different licensing authority and the longest lead time on our patch. Worth knowing before you book your roofer.
Local knowledge
What makes scaffolding in Royston different
The thing that catches people out in Royston is administrative, not structural. The town is in Hertfordshire, so anything touching the highway is licensed by Hertfordshire County Council rather than Cambridgeshire - and their process runs to around three weeks, longer than anywhere else we work.
That matters because roofing and building work gets booked around trade availability, not council timescales. If your roofer has a slot in a fortnight and the scaffold needs a licence, the licence is the thing that decides the date. Tell us early and it isn't a problem; tell us late and it can be.
Around the area
Around Royston
Town centre and Melbourn Street
Period property and shopfronts with narrow pavements, where a highway licence is usually needed and the shop below normally has to keep trading.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces
Older housing near the centre, frequently with no rear access - material through the property or over the roof.
Post-war and modern estates
Housing on the edges of town with driveways and rear gates, where residential scaffolding is quick and licence-free.
Chalk ridge and higher ground
Property on the higher ground south of town is exposed, and wind loading is a genuine design consideration on taller structures.
Melbourn, Bassingbourn and the villages
Village property back over the Cambridgeshire border - which means the licensing authority changes again, and we handle both.
Commercial premises
Shops, offices and trade units around the town - see commercial scaffolding.
Licensing
Hertfordshire licensing, handled
Royston's scaffold licences come from Hertfordshire County Council, with a higher insurance requirement and a longer lead time than the Cambridgeshire towns. We're set up for both.
Not Cambridgeshire
Royston sits over the county boundary, so licences go through Hertfordshire rather than Cambridgeshire - different form, different fees.
Higher than Cambridgeshire
Hertfordshire requires ten million pounds of public liability cover from the applicant. We carry it as standard.
Longest lead time on our patch
Licences run 14 days initially with weekly extensions after. Of everywhere we work, this one needs booking earliest.
Villages just north of Royston sit back in Cambridgeshire, so the authority changes depending on which side of the boundary the property is. Tell us the postcode and we'll sort the right one.
What we do here
Scaffolding services in Royston
Everything we offer is available across the area - these are the ones we're asked for most.
Questions
Scaffolding in Royston, explained
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