Apply for a highway projection licence
A highway projection is any item which protrudes over the highway from an adjoining building; for example, a canopy or awning, CCTV equipment, shop sign, or building overhang.
Apply for permission
Contact us to request permission
Clock Completing this form takes around 5 minutes
Contact HighwaysHighway projections
Any object must have the prior approval of our authority and sometimes also requires planning approval. If the projection is classed as significant a licence may be required.
Projections from buildings are usually permitted, subject to certain conditions and officers will advise further on receipt of an application.
As a general guide the projection must be at least 2.5 metres above the surface of the footway and must not come within 600mm of the edge of the carriageway.
The Council may alter these specifications but only in exceptional cases.
The Council may take enforcement action against anyone who erects a highway projection without prior permission and prosecution may also be considered.
Contact Streetscene
- Kirklees Council
- Address Licensing Service, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield, HD1 9EL
- Phone 01484 225533
- Email highways.ross@kirklees.gov.uk