Skip Permits

Leicestershire County Council is the Highways Authority for all Leicestershire highways maintained at public expense with the exception of motorways or trunk roads (A14, A42, A46, A5, A50, A52) in the county which are the responsibility of the Highways Agency. It is not responsible for any highways in Leicester city or Rutland.

A skip operator who wishes to place a skip on a highway maintained by Leicestershire County Council at public expense must be registered with Leicestershire County Council and have current Public Liability Insurance of at least £5 million. The operator can then request a permit to place a skip on the highway.  You can use the Highway Status Search to find out if a named road is maintained by the County Council as Highway Authority.

Skip permits can only be issued to operators not individual members of the public.  If you would like to put a skip on the road, grass verge or footway, you should speak to a skip hire company who will apply for a permit on your behalf.  You can search for Skip Hire Companies in Leicestershire on the Yellow Pages website: www.yell.com.

On 27 June 2007, Leicestershire County Council made a decision to charge for skip permits. The charges came in to effect from 1 October 2007, and will be £30 per week or any part of a week, (a week is any 7 days).

Invoices will be based on a calendar month and will show the location of each skip and the period the charge relates to.

Skip hire companies may download an application form and guidance notes (in PDF format) from these web pages.

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For any other enquiries concerning skips you should speak to the Customer Service Centre - see the contact details below.