Council Rates - Hackney

HACKNEY FILM OFFICE - FEE BREAKDOWN 2016/2017

Standard Fees

The fees below are charged for processing of all standard street filming, location filming and parking requests. For more complex shoots, alternative fees may apply. 

Admin Fee - £85 (+VAT)  

This includes 1 hour of officer time to process an application, parking suspensions, clear simple permissions and notify relevant departments and authorities.

Student & Charity Admin Fee - £65 (+VAT)   

Late Notice Fee - £130 (+VAT)   

This will be charged in place of the standard admin fee if less than 48 hours notice is provided.

Film Officer Time - £65 (+VAT) 

If you require a recce you will be charged by the hour e.g. 1 x Film Officer x 2hr recce = £130 (+VAT)

Productions will be charged at the same rate for an emergency call out before 10pm and £130 (+VAT) per hour from 10pm – 8am in accordance with anti-social hours.

UAS Administration Fee - £150 (+VAT)

This admin fee will be charged for the processing of all UAS applications (Drones). However, further officer time fees may be added for complex applications.  

Location Fees

A location fee will be charged for filming and photography on council land and property. Applicable for all parks, markets, estates and squares. Separate fees are charged for Hackney venues, cemeteries and leisure facilities. All fees exclude VAT. NOTE: For more complex shoots, alternative fees may apply.

CREW SIZE	RATES
Small 1-15	£100 Per Hour
Medium 16-25	£125 Per Hour
Large 25+	£150 Per Hour

 Equipment/Services on Public Highways  

Equipment Type	Rate
Tripod	N/A
Standard Equipment on Public Highway (Dolly & Track, Jib, Lights on Stands, EZ Up)	£200 Half Day Per Street £400 Full Day Per Street
Hoarding License	License Required
Crane License	£325
Short Holds Agreement (Stop & Go)	£200 Half Day Per Plan £400 Full Day Per Plan
Road/Pavement Closure (Temporary Traffic Notice)	£307.50 Per Street

Parking Services

Equipment Type	Rate
Parking Vouchers	£31 Per Voucher
Parking Suspensions	£25 Per Bay + £75 Signage Fee Per Street

 Unit Base Fees

UNIT BASE	CAPACITY	RATE
Hackney Marshes Centre	Medium/Large	Medium- £800 Per Day   Large -£1000 Per Day

Parking:

SUSPENSIONS – 8 Clear Working Days - £25 per bay/per day + £75 admin per sign - (they must be paid 3 days before the shoot or signs will not be put in place). Suspensions reserve specific bays for a designated period of time.
You will need to email a copy of the suspension form attached to the right of this page & a parking map to apply for suspensions. 

VOUCHERS  – 5 Clear Working Days - £31 per bay/per day (payment at point of application). Vouchers are street specific and apply to P&D/RES Bays & SYLs. These do not reserve bays.
You will need to contact the Film Office prior to placing an application for vouchers. Once your request is approved you will need to place a FilmApp application and apply for vouchers through the online parking system at www.hackney.gov.uk/film-voucher

 Vehicles / Roads

WINNEBAGOS & CATERING VEHICLES ARE NOT PERMITTED FOR ON-STREET PARKING

We recommend you check your proposed locations for upcoming works. This is information can be found via http://roadworks.org/ 

 Firearms

YOU MUST INFORM US OF ANY REPLICA FIREARMS*, SCENES OF VIOLENCE** OR NUDITY PRIOR TO APPLICATION
*Firearms (even replica) require an armourer
**Scenes of violence may require a CAD reference or even Police presence (We can facilitate this request if necessary)