Skip permit database

Skip permit costs across UK councils

Enter your address to see the permit fee, processing time, and application route for your local highway authority. Verified directly from each council.

Data verified September 2026

208 highway authorities197 with published fees

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Cheapest (2 weeks)

£15

Hartlepool

Average (2 weeks)

£87.46

Across 179 councils comparable on the same basis

Most expensive (2 weeks)

£263.50

Herefordshire

Fastest processing

1 working day

Trafford

208 highway authorities tracked. Fees and processing times shown are drawn directly from each council's published permit page.

At a glance

What a UK skip permit costs

Councils charge for different periods, so headline fees are not comparable. Measured over a standard two-week placement, the average across the 179 authorities that publish enough detail is £87.46. The cheapest is Hartlepool at £15 and the most expensive is Herefordshire at £263.50, roughly a 17.6-fold differencefor the same builder’s skip on a public road.

A permit is only needed when a skip sits on a public road, verge or footway. On a private driveway none is required and there is no fee. For how permits work and whether you need one, see our skip permit guide, and for what the skip itself costs, the skip hire cost guide. Every figure is taken from the council’s own website, last verified September 2026.

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Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£39.87
for up to 7 days
Lead time
—
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Angus
Angus Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£126
per month
Lead time
10 working days
£126Find out more
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Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£39
period not published
Lead time
7 working days
£39Find out more
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Barking and Dagenham
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£69
per 2 weeks
Lead time
—
£69Find out more
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Barnet
London Borough of Barnet · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£45.18
per week
Lead time
3 working days
£45.18Find out more
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Barnsley
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£38
period not published
Lead time
3 working days
£38Find out more
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Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£92.12
period not published
Lead time
5 working days
£92.12Find out more
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Bedford
Bedford Borough Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£53.95
for 3 weeks
Lead time
—
£53.95Find out more
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Bexley
London Borough of Bexley · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£65
for 14 days
Lead time
2 working days
£65Find out more
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Birmingham
Birmingham City Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£42
per week
Lead time
5 working days
£42Find out more
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Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · North West England
Verified April 2026
Permit
£105
per week; £140 per 4 weeks (members)
Lead time
—
£105Find out more
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Blackpool
Blackpool Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£50
per week
Lead time
—
£50Find out more
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Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council · Wales
Verified July 2026
Permit
£55.70
per week
Lead time
—
£55.70Find out more
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Bolton
Bolton Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£12.90
for a 7-day renewable licence
Lead time
—
£12.90Find out more
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BCP Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£78
per week
Lead time
—
£78Find out more
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Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£60
for 1 week
Lead time
5 working days
£60Find out more
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Bradford
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£48
per 14 days
Lead time
—
£48Find out more
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Brent
London Borough of Brent · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£72.80
per fortnight
Lead time
3 working days
£72.80Find out more
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Bridgend
Bridgend County Borough Council · Wales
Verified July 2026
Permit
£81.31
per month
Lead time
—
£81.31Find out more
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Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove City Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£48.40
for 7 days
Lead time
3 working days
£48.40Find out more
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Bristol
Bristol City Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£90
per calendar month
Lead time
5 working days
£90Find out more
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Bromley
London Borough of Bromley · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£50
for 14 days
Lead time
2 working days
£50Find out more
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Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£189.63
for 28 days
Lead time
—
£189.63Find out more
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Bury
Bury Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£30
per permit for registered skip suppliers
Lead time
—
£30Find out more
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Caerphilly
Caerphilly County Borough Council · Wales
Verified April 2026
Permit
£26.25
period not published
Lead time
2 working days
£26.25Find out more
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Calderdale
Calderdale Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£32.50
for up to 14 days
Lead time
7 working days
£32.50Find out more
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Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Council · East of England
Verified July 2026
Permit
£66
for 14 days
Lead time
10 working days
£66Find out more
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Camden
London Borough of Camden · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£71.50
for 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£71.50Find out more
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Cardiff
Cardiff Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£85.51
per skip for a 28 day licence
Lead time
1 working day
£85.51Find out more
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Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire County Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£75
per month
Lead time
5 working days
£75Find out more
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Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£65.10
for 28 days
Lead time
—
£65.10Find out more
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Ceredigion
Ceredigion County Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£102
for 28 days
Lead time
10 working days
£102Find out more
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Cheshire East
Cheshire East Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£47
per week
Lead time
2 working days
£47Find out more
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Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£110
per month
Lead time
5 working days
£110Find out more
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Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£32
per week
Lead time
—
£32Find out more
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Conwy
Conwy County Borough Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£71.90
for 28 days
Lead time
5 working days
£71.90Find out more
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Cornwall
Cornwall Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£115
per calendar month
Lead time
14 working days
£115Find out more
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Coventry
Coventry City Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£71
for 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£71Find out more
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Croydon
London Borough of Croydon · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£78
period not published
Lead time
5 working days
£78Find out more
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Cumberland
Cumberland Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£43
period not published
Lead time
3 working days
£43Find out more
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Darlington
Darlington Borough Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£27
for 14 days
Lead time
5 working days
£27Find out more
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Denbighshire
Denbighshire County Council · Wales
Verified July 2026
Permit
£38.18
for up to 7 days
Lead time
—
£38.18Find out more
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Derby
Derby City Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£60
for 28 days
Lead time
3 working days
£60Find out more
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Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£60
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£60Find out more
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Devon
Devon County Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£110.50
for 28 days
Lead time
10 working days
£110.50Find out more
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Doncaster
City of Doncaster Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£21
per permit
Lead time
7 working days
£21Find out more
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Dorset
Dorset Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£84
for 28 days
Lead time
14 working days
£84Find out more
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Dudley
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · West Midlands
Verified July 2026
Permit
£56.05
per skip per month
Lead time
5 working days
£56.05Find out more
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Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£122.10
period not published
Lead time
10 working days
£122.10Find out more
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Dundee
Dundee City Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£70
per day
Lead time
5 working days
£70Find out more
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Durham
Durham County Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£33
for the first 14 days, then £25 per week
Lead time
3 working days
£33Find out more
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Ealing
London Borough of Ealing · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£50
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£50Find out more
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East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£62
for 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£62Find out more
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East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£52
per week
Lead time
7 working days
£52Find out more
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East Lothian
East Lothian Council · Scotland
Verified July 2026
Permit
£59
for 1 month
Lead time
10 working days
£59Find out more
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East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£94
for 4 weeks
Lead time
10 working days
£94Find out more
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East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£39
for 14 days
Lead time
5 working days
£39Find out more
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East Sussex
East Sussex County Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£68
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£68Find out more
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Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£46
first week, £40 each additional week
Lead time
—
£46Find out more
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Enfield
London Borough of Enfield · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£111
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£111Find out more
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Essex
Essex County Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£111.66
for 2 weeks
Lead time
10 working days
£111.66Find out more
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Falkirk
Falkirk Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£50.10
per week
Lead time
7 working days
£50.10Find out more
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Fife
Fife Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£25
per week
Lead time
7 working days
£25Find out more
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Flintshire
Flintshire County Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£60
for the first week, then £25 per week; maximum 3 months
Lead time
2 working days
£60Find out more
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Gateshead
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£40
for up to 28 days
Lead time
—
£40Find out more
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Glasgow
Glasgow City Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£55
first week, £36.75 each additional week
Lead time
—
£55Find out more
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Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£90
for 28 days
Lead time
12 working days
£90Find out more
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Greenwich
Royal Borough of Greenwich · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£114
for 30 days
Lead time
—
£114Find out more
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Gwynedd
Gwynedd Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£74
for up to one month
Lead time
5 working days
£74Find out more
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Halton
Halton Borough Council · North West England
Verified July 2026
Permit
£52
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£52Find out more
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Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£130
per fortnight
Lead time
5 working days
£130Find out more
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Hampshire
Hampshire County Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£78.80
for 7 days
Lead time
5 working days
£78.80Find out more
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Haringey
London Borough of Haringey · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£125
for 28 days
Lead time
5 working days
£125Find out more
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Harrow
London Borough of Harrow · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£82.30
for 14 days
Lead time
10 working days
£82.30Find out more
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Hartlepool
Hartlepool Borough Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£15
for 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£15Find out more
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Havering
London Borough of Havering · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£162
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£162Find out more
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Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£140.50
for 7 days
Lead time
10 working days
£140.50Find out more
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Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£54
for 14 days
Lead time
5 working days
£54Find out more
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Highland
Highland Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£122
for the first week, £61 each additional week
Lead time
—
£122Find out more
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Hillingdon
London Borough of Hillingdon · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£90
or £94.50 (non-residents)
Lead time
5 working days
£90Find out more
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Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£122.21
for 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£122.21Find out more
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Inverclyde
Inverclyde Council · Scotland
Verified July 2026
Permit
£36.55
per week
Lead time
—
£36.55Find out more
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Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£44
per week
Lead time
10 working days
£44Find out more
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Isles of Scilly
Council of the Isles of Scilly · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£44
plus VAT for up to 7 days
Lead time
10 working days
£44Find out more
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Islington
London Borough of Islington · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£127
per calendar month
Lead time
5 working days
£127Find out more
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Kensington and Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£153
for one month
Lead time
—
£153Find out more
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Kent
Kent County Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£45
per week
Lead time
5 working days
£45Find out more
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Kingston upon Hull
Hull City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£36
for 7 days
Lead time
3 working days
£36Find out more
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Kingston upon Thames
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£153.48
for 28 days
Lead time
—
£153.48Find out more
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Kirklees
Kirklees Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£32
for up to 14 days
Lead time
2 working days
£32Find out more
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Knowsley
Knowsley Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£24
per permit for 1 to 7 days
Lead time
2 working days
£24Find out more
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Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£75.94
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£75.94Find out more
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Lancashire
Lancashire County Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£42
per 28 days
Lead time
2 working days
£42Find out more
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Leeds
Leeds City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified July 2026
Permit
£48
for up to 14 days
Lead time
1 working day
£48Find out more
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Leicester
Leicester City Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£96.50
first week, £59 each additional week
Lead time
3 working days
£96.50Find out more
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Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£45
per week
Lead time
3 working days
£45Find out more
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Lewisham
London Borough of Lewisham · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£88
per month
Lead time
5 working days
£88Find out more
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Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£84
for up to 14 days
Lead time
5 working days
£84Find out more
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Liverpool
Liverpool City Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£44
per skip
Lead time
2 working days
£44Find out more
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Luton
Luton Borough Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£72
for 28 days
Lead time
10 working days
£72Find out more
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Manchester
Manchester City Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£44
per permit
Lead time
10 working days
£44Find out more
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Medway
Medway Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£73
for 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£73Find out more
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Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£44
for 14 days
Lead time
2 working days
£44Find out more
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Merton
London Borough of Merton · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£84
for 14 days
Lead time
5 working days
£84Find out more
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Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£22.40
for 7 days
Lead time
2 working days
£22.40Find out more
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Midlothian
Midlothian Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£65
period not published
Lead time
5 working days
£65Find out more
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Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes City Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£70
for 7 days
Lead time
—
£70Find out more
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Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire County Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£108
per 4 weekly period
Lead time
—
£108Find out more
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Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£59
for 28 days
Lead time
5 working days
£59Find out more
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Newcastle
Newcastle City Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£40
for up to 28 days
Lead time
10 working days
£40Find out more
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Newham
London Borough of Newham · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£77
per 7 days
Lead time
—
£77Find out more
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Newport
Newport City Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£63.63
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£63.63Find out more
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Norfolk
Norfolk County Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£55.94
for 28 days
Lead time
—
£55.94Find out more
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North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£74
for up to 4 weeks
Lead time
7 working days
£74Find out more
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North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£26
for up to 7 days
Lead time
—
£26Find out more
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North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£143.33
per 28 days
Lead time
—
£143.33Find out more
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North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified April 2026
Permit
£81
for 28 days
Lead time
5 working days
£81Find out more
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North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£33
per week
Lead time
—
£33Find out more
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North Somerset
North Somerset Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£86
Lead time
5 working days
£86Find out more
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North Tyneside
North Tyneside Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£25
period not published
Lead time
—
£25Find out more
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£91.42
for 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£91.42Find out more
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Northumberland
Northumberland County Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£27
per skip for 14 days
Lead time
5 working days
£27Find out more
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Nottingham
Nottingham City Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£71.50
period not published
Lead time
—
£71.50Find out more
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Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£52
for 7 days
Lead time
—
£52Find out more
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Oldham
Oldham Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£47
per 28 days
Lead time
—
£47Find out more
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Orkney
Orkney Islands Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£66.50
per week
Lead time
—
£66.50Find out more
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Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£125
for 7 days
Lead time
5 working days
£125Find out more
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Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire County Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£64
per month
Lead time
—
£64Find out more
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Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£40
per week
Lead time
5 working days
£40Find out more
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Peterborough
Peterborough City Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£65
period not published
Lead time
7 working days
£65Find out more
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Plymouth
Plymouth City Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£83
for 28 days
Lead time
3 working days
£83Find out more
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Powys
Powys County Council · Wales
Verified July 2026
Permit
£70
for the first 2 weeks
Lead time
7 working days
£70Find out more
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Reading
Reading Borough Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£99.50
for initial application and up to 2 weeks, then £45 per additional week
Lead time
—
£99.50Find out more
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Redbridge
London Borough of Redbridge · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£260
for 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£260Find out more
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Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£143.35
per month per location
Lead time
—
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Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£41.60
for 14 days
Lead time
2 working days
£41.60Find out more
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Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£75.50
for up to 3 weeks
Lead time
3 working days
£75.50Find out more
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Rotherham
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£28
per permit for up to 14 days
Lead time
—
£28Find out more
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Rutland
Rutland County Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£46
per week
Lead time
—
£46Find out more
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Salford
Salford City Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£20.76
per skip
Lead time
3 working days
£20.76Find out more
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Sandwell
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£48
for up to 10 days
Lead time
0 working days
£48Find out more
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Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£55
per month
Lead time
2 working days
£55Find out more
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Sefton
Sefton Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£23
per skip per week
Lead time
—
£23Find out more
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Sheffield
Sheffield City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£17
for up to 15 days
Lead time
—
£17Find out more
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Shetland
Shetland Islands Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£36.91
for up to one week
Lead time
—
£36.91Find out more
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Shropshire
Shropshire Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£160
period not published
Lead time
10 working days
£160Find out more
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Slough
Slough Borough Council · South East England
Verified July 2026
Permit
£75
for 14 days
Lead time
—
£75Find out more
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Solihull
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£89.50
per skip per calendar month
Lead time
2 working days
£89.50Find out more
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Somerset
Somerset Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£109
for 28 days
Lead time
10 working days
£109Find out more
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South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£60.50
per four weeks
Lead time
—
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South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£97.10
for 1 month
Lead time
5 working days
£97.10Find out more
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South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£80.93
per 2 weeks
Lead time
14 working days
£80.93Find out more
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Southampton
Southampton City Council · South East England
Verified April 2026
Permit
£37
per week
Lead time
—
£37Find out more
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Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea City Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£165
per 21-day period
Lead time
—
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Southwark
London Borough of Southwark · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£110.25
per month
Lead time
7 working days
£110.25Find out more
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St Helens
St Helens Borough Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£25
for each 7 day period
Lead time
—
£25Find out more
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Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£42
for 14 days
Lead time
5 working days
£42Find out more
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Stirling
Stirling Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£37
per week
Lead time
—
£37Find out more
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Stockport
Stockport Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£42.50
for up to 28 days
Lead time
—
£42.50Find out more
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Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£21
for up to 14 days
Lead time
1 working day
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Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£40
for up to 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£40Find out more
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Suffolk
Suffolk County Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£95
for the first two weeks
Lead time
3 working days
£95Find out more
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Sunderland
Sunderland City Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£32.20
for up to 14 days
Lead time
2 working days
£32.20Find out more
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Surrey
Surrey County Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£130
for up to 28 days
Lead time
2 working days
£130Find out more
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Sutton
London Borough of Sutton · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£149.01
per skip for 28 days
Lead time
—
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Swansea
Swansea Council · Wales
Verified July 2026
Permit
£58
for 28 days
Lead time
1 working day
£58Find out more
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Swindon
Swindon Borough Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£95
for 21 days
Lead time
5 working days
£95Find out more
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Tameside
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£28
for up to 14 days
Lead time
—
£28Find out more
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Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£100
for up to 7 days
Lead time
10 working days
£100Find out more
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Thurrock
Thurrock Council · East of England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£100
per week or part week
Lead time
—
£100Find out more
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Torbay
Torbay Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£64.45
for up to 10 days
Lead time
10 working days
£64.45Find out more
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Torfaen
Torfaen County Borough Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£64
per week
Lead time
1 working day
£64Find out more
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Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£33
for 1 to 7 days
Lead time
7 working days
£33Find out more
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Trafford
Trafford Council · North West England
Verified June 2026
Permit
£45
for 28 days
Lead time
1 working day
£45Find out more
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Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£80
for 28 days
Lead time
1 working day
£80Find out more
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Wakefield
Wakefield Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£32.13
period not published
Lead time
—
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Walsall
Walsall Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£12.40
per day
Lead time
3 working days
£12.40Find out more
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Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£155
for up to 14 days
Lead time
5 working days
£155Find out more
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Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£37.60
for up to 14 days
Lead time
—
£37.60Find out more
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Warrington
Warrington Borough Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£25
period not published
Lead time
—
£25Find out more
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Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£100
period not published
Lead time
5 working days
£100Find out more
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West Berkshire
West Berkshire Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£62
plus £72 per week
Lead time
5 working days
£62Find out more
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West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£60.10
for week 1
Lead time
10 working days
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West Lothian
West Lothian Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
£109.21
period not published
Lead time
—
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West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire Council · East Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£27
per week
Lead time
—
£27Find out more
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West Sussex
West Sussex County Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£65
for 7 days
Lead time
10 working days
£65Find out more
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Westminster
Westminster City Council · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
£91
for one month
Lead time
—
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Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£44.70
period not published
Lead time
3 working days
£44.70Find out more
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Wigan
Wigan Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£58
or £65 (town centre)
Lead time
2 working days
£58Find out more
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Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council · South West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£143.80
for 28 days
Lead time
3 working days
£143.80Find out more
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Windsor and Maidenhead
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£85
admin fee plus first week
Lead time
10 working days
£85Find out more
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Wirral
Wirral Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£53.25
for up to 14 days
Lead time
0 working days
£53.25Find out more
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Wokingham
Wokingham Borough Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
£100
for 2 weeks
Lead time
5 working days
£100Find out more
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Wolverhampton
City of Wolverhampton Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£60
period not published
Lead time
—
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Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Council · West Midlands
Verified September 2026
Permit
£45
for the first week
Lead time
5 working days
£45Find out more
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Wrexham
Wrexham County Borough Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
£65
for up to 7 days
Lead time
7 working days
£65Find out more
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York
City of York Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Verified September 2026
Permit
£76
for 1 to 14 days
Lead time
3 working days
£76Find out more
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen City Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
—
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City of London
City of London Corporation · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
—
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Hackney
London Borough of Hackney · Greater London
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
3 working days
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Isle of Anglesey
Isle of Anglesey County Council · Wales
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
—
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Moray
Moray Council · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
5 working days
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Na h-Eileanan Siar
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar · Scotland
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
—
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Northern Ireland
DfI Roads (Department for Infrastructure) · Northern Ireland
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
—
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth City Council · South East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
—
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Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
—
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Rochdale
Rochdale Borough Council · North West England
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
—
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South Tyneside
South Tyneside Council · North East England
Verified September 2026
Permit
N/P
Lead time
2 working days
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Plain English

How a skip permit works

A skip permit is required whenever a skip sits on a public road, pavement, or verge. The permit is issued by the local highway authority, which is the county council in two-tier areas, and the unitary or city council everywhere else.

Find your authority

Use the lookup above, or browse the database. The highway authority is not always the same as the borough or district council in two-tier areas.

Check the fee and lead time

Most councils publish a flat weekly or monthly fee. Lead times vary from same-day to 10 working days. The notes column flags anything unusual.

We apply for you

When you book a skip with Skyward, we handle the permit application as part of the booking. You pay one price, we deal with the council.

What the data shows

Live snapshot of permit pricing across the UK, drawn from each council’s own website.

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Common questions

Skip permit database FAQs

Why does the cost vary so much between councils?

Each highway authority sets its own fee under the Highways Act 1980 (or the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 in Scotland). Permits range from around £20 in some northern councils to £250 in parts of London and the South East. The fee usually covers a fixed period, often 7 or 14 days, with separate charges for extensions.

What if my council is not in the database, or the cost is missing?

A small number of councils do not publish their permit fee online. In those cases the entry shows the application page link only. Call the council directly, or book a skip with us and we will quote the all-in cost upfront.

How often is this data updated?

Council websites are re-checked periodically and each entry shows when it was last verified. Permit fees usually change once a year, typically in April. We aim to refresh the database after the spring fee revisions each year.

Get in touch

Book a skip, we handle the permit

Tell us your location and we will confirm the permit cost and lead time up front, then take care of the application as part of your booking.

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