Container licence terms and conditions

Any failure to comply with the terms and conditions listed below will render your license invalid. 

Make sure you read and fully understand our conditions before signing the agreement.

1. The container must be placed to provide as minimal impact as possible to highway users in a suitable location agreed when the licence is issued.
2. Where consent for two or more containers are granted the distance between adjacent corners shall not exceed 1 metre.
3. During the hours of darkness, poor daytime visibility and bad weather, road danger lamps (flashing amber) must be placed with one lamp at each corner of the container.  If our contractors are called out to the site to make it safe, a charge will follow.
4. All signing, lighting and guarding must comply with the Safety at Street Works and Road Works Code of Practice.
5. Details of the layout must be provided as part of the application and must be maintained on site at all times.
6. Where the licensed item is to be situated in an area with parking restrictions, the suspension of those parking bays must be arranged separately by the applicant with our parking department.
7. The container shall not be placed within 20 metres of a road junction, bus stop (stand or terminal), traffic signals, pedestrian crossing, entrance to or exit from schools and or hospitals.
8. The container must not prevent utilities from undertaking their statutory duty and therefore access to their plant must be allowed at all times.
9. The container must not obstruct access for emergency service vehicles.
10. Items placed on the highway shall not obstruct or interfere with the drainage of the street.
11. All licences issued must always be displayed on site.
12. The container must be placed and used in accordance with the manufacture’s guidelines and compliant with the relevant safety legislation and standards. There must be full compliance with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) conditions.
13. The licensee shall make no claim against the London Borough of Southwark Council in the event of the container or its contents being lost, stolen or damaged in any way from whatever cause.
14. An inspection will be carried out on expiry of the licence and should the container have caused any damage to the public highway, Southwark Council will carry out any necessary remedial works and charge all necessary costs to the applicant.
15. The council is indemnified against all claims resulting from an incident caused by the container or during its use. All applicants must have public liability insurance of £5 million to work on the public highway. Failure to have insurance will result in your licence becoming invalid.
16. Where it is observed that licence conditions are not being adhered to, fixed penalty notices may be issued.
17. Any obstruction caused to any third party premises or items (including emergency exit/access routes) must have prior written approval from the third party.
18. The applicant shall remove container and other apparatus from the highway immediately if requested to do so by a council officer, its agents and contractors and the police or by a statutory undertaker. Additionally, the applicant must comply with instructions from council officers.  In these circumstances a request must be made to us before the container is returned to site. No refund or extension will be granted as a result of this action for the time required for the container to be removed.
19. We reserve the right to cancel this licence at any time if it is felt that the licensee is not abiding by the terms and conditions, or indeed if other issues are experienced by any third party as a result of this licence.  In these circumstances, no refund or any other monies will be returned to the licensee or any other third party.
20. Containers must be placed with the consideration of neighbouring properties, avoiding access routes, fire escapes and close proximity to windows/doors.