Licence - skip permit
If you wish to place a builder's skip on any part of the highway a licence is required from the Council. This includes those used by shop fitters and builders.
Only skip supply companies can apply for licences. The licence costs £20 for each skip and is valid for two weeks, after which it is renewable.
The skip supplier is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate regulations are adhered to. Note: It is not the householder or the building contractor's responsibility to obtain the highway permit.
Whenever possible, skips should be placed on the carriageway.
Skips placed on the carriageway require at least four traffic cones on the approach side to guide traffic past the skip.
During the hours of darkness, in poor daytime visibility and bad weather, road danger lamps (flashing amber) must be placed against or attached to each corner of the skip. If sited on the carriageway, a lamp should be placed between each cone.
If Council contractors are called out to lamp a skip or make it safe, a charge will follow.
If permission is granted to place skips on a footway or grass verge, a deposit is payable to cover any damage which may be caused.
Skips placed on the highway shall not contain any inflammable, explosive or noxious material, or anything which is likely to cause nuisance to highway users.
Contents of the skip shall be kept "damped-down", or covered to prevent dust or spillage on the highway. The skip must not be overloaded and must be removed when full. You can apply for licences by contacting the Skip Licensing section below.
Under the Highways Act we can prosecute people who fail to obtain a licence before placing a skip on the highway. This may result in a prosecution.
Contact Details
- Contact name
- Skip Licensing Section
- Department
- Parking & Support Services
- Telephone
- 020 8407 6917
- parking@croydon.gov.uk
- Address
- Skip Licensing Section
1st Floor Davis House
Robert Street
Croydon, CR0 1QQ
