If your skip needs to be placed on a public road or highway, a council skip permit will normally be required. Cubic Waste & Skips can arrange the permit for you for a fixed £50 charge, keeping the process simple from booking through to delivery.
A permit is generally not required where the skip sits entirely on suitable private land.
A council permit will normally be required before the skip can be delivered.
Cubic can handle the permit process as part of your skip hire for a fixed £50 charge.
Whether you need a council permit depends mainly on where the skip will be positioned.
If the skip is positioned completely within suitable private property, a council highway permit is generally not required.
If any part of the skip needs to sit on a public road or highway, permission from the relevant local authority will normally be required before delivery.
You shouldn't have to work through council applications just because your skip needs to go on the road.
Tell us where the skip is going and we'll handle the permit process before delivery where a permit is required.
Let us know during booking that your skip needs to be positioned on a public road.
We'll check the relevant requirements for your proposed roadside skip placement.
The permit is arranged before the skip is positioned on the public highway.
A permit does not necessarily mean a skip can be positioned anywhere. Local authorities may impose conditions to keep road users and pedestrians safe.
The proposed location must be suitable and should not create an unacceptable obstruction or hazard.
Appropriate markings may be required so the skip remains clearly visible to passing road users.
Safety lamps, cones or other visibility measures may be required depending on the location.
Further restrictions or permissions may apply where controlled or restricted parking is involved.
If your skip requires a council permit for roadside placement, Cubic Waste & Skips charges a fixed £50 permit fee. This can be added to your booking where a road permit is required.
If you don't have suitable private land or leaving a skip on the road isn't practical, our Wait & Load service may provide a convenient alternative.
Our driver brings the skip, waits while you load your waste and then takes it away immediately — no skip left behind and no later collection required.
BOOK WAIT & LOAD →The skip arrives at the agreed loading location.
Fill the skip while our driver waits.
Your waste leaves with us in the same visit.
Here are some of the most common questions customers ask when their skip may need to be placed on a road.
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