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

Cheapest UK permit

£15

North Tyneside

National average

£70.26

Across 197 councils with published fees

Most expensive

£189.63

Buckinghamshire

Fastest processing

1 working day

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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

Of the 208 UK highway authorities, 197 publish a skip permit fee, and the average is £70.26. The cheapest is North Tyneside at £15 and the most expensive is Buckinghamshire at £189.63, roughly a 13-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 April 2026

    £39.87Find out more

  • Angus

    Angus Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £126Find out more

  • Argyll and Bute

    Argyll and Bute Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £37Find out more

  • Barking and Dagenham

    London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £73.70Find out more

  • Barnsley

    Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified July 2026

    £38Find out more

  • Bath and North East Somerset

    Bath and North East Somerset Council · South West England

    Verified July 2026

    £92.12Find out more

  • Bedford

    Bedford Borough Council · East of England

    Verified April 2026

    £53.95Find out more

  • Bexley

    London Borough of Bexley · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £65Find out more

  • Birmingham

    Birmingham City Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £42Find out more

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £105Find out more

  • Blackpool

    Blackpool Council · North West England

    Verified July 2026

    £50Find out more

  • Blaenau Gwent

    Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £55.70Find out more

  • Bolton

    Bolton Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £18.90Find out more

  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    BCP Council · South West England

    Verified April 2026

    £78Find out more

  • Bracknell Forest

    Bracknell Forest Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £60Find out more

  • Bradford

    City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified July 2026

    £48Find out more

  • Brent

    London Borough of Brent · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £72.80Find out more

  • Bridgend

    Bridgend County Borough Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £81.31Find out more

  • Brighton and Hove

    Brighton and Hove City Council · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £48.40Find out more

  • Bristol

    Bristol City Council · South West England

    Verified April 2026

    £90Find out more

  • Bromley

    London Borough of Bromley · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £50Find out more

  • Buckinghamshire

    Buckinghamshire Council · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £189.63Find out more

  • Bury

    Bury Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £30Find out more

  • Caerphilly

    Caerphilly County Borough Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £28.39Find out more

  • Calderdale

    Calderdale Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified April 2026

    £32.50Find out more

  • Cambridgeshire

    Cambridgeshire County Council · East of England

    Verified July 2026

    £66Find out more

  • Camden

    London Borough of Camden · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £100.66Find out more

  • Cardiff

    Cardiff Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £88Find out more

  • Carmarthenshire

    Carmarthenshire County Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £75Find out more

  • Central Bedfordshire

    Central Bedfordshire Council · East of England

    Verified April 2026

    £65.10Find out more

  • Ceredigion

    Ceredigion County Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £102Find out more

  • Cheshire East

    Cheshire East Council · North West England

    Verified July 2026

    £47Find out more

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Cheshire West and Chester Council · North West England

    Verified July 2026

    £110Find out more

  • City of London

    City of London Corporation · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £165Find out more

  • Clackmannanshire

    Clackmannanshire Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £32Find out more

  • Conwy

    Conwy County Borough Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £71.90Find out more

  • Cornwall

    Cornwall Council · South West England

    Verified April 2026

    £115Find out more

  • Coventry

    Coventry City Council · West Midlands

    Verified July 2026

    £71Find out more

  • Croydon

    London Borough of Croydon · Greater London

    Verified June 2026

    £50Find out more

  • Cumberland

    Cumberland Council · North West England

    Verified July 2026

    £44.90Find out more

  • Darlington

    Darlington Borough Council · North East England

    Verified April 2026

    £27Find out more

  • Denbighshire

    Denbighshire County Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £38.18Find out more

  • Derby

    Derby City Council · East Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £60Find out more

  • Derbyshire

    Derbyshire County Council · East Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £60Find out more

  • Devon

    Devon County Council · South West England

    Verified April 2026

    £110.50Find out more

  • Doncaster

    City of Doncaster Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified July 2026

    £28.50Find out more

  • Dorset

    Dorset Council · South West England

    Verified April 2026

    £93Find out more

  • Dudley

    Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · West Midlands

    Verified July 2026

    £56.05Find out more

  • Dumfries and Galloway

    Dumfries and Galloway Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £122.10Find out more

  • Dundee

    Dundee City Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £67Find out more

  • Durham

    Durham County Council · North East England

    Verified April 2026

    £33Find out more

  • Ealing

    London Borough of Ealing · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £50Find out more

  • East Ayrshire

    East Ayrshire Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £62Find out more

  • East Dunbartonshire

    East Dunbartonshire Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £50Find out more

  • East Lothian

    East Lothian Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £59Find out more

  • East Renfrewshire

    East Renfrewshire Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £98Find out more

  • East Riding of Yorkshire

    East Riding of Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified July 2026

    £39Find out more

  • East Sussex

    East Sussex County Council · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £68Find out more

  • Edinburgh

    City of Edinburgh Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £46Find out more

  • Enfield

    London Borough of Enfield · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £111Find out more

  • Essex

    Essex County Council · East of England

    Verified July 2026

    £111.66Find out more

  • Falkirk

    Falkirk Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £36.70Find out more

  • Fife

    Fife Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £26Find out more

  • Flintshire

    Flintshire County Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £60Find out more

  • Gateshead

    Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council · North East England

    Verified April 2026

    £40Find out more

  • Glasgow

    Glasgow City Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £54Find out more

  • Gloucestershire

    Gloucestershire County Council · South West England

    Verified July 2026

    £90Find out more

  • Greenwich

    Royal Borough of Greenwich · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £114Find out more

  • Gwynedd

    Gwynedd Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £74Find out more

  • Hackney

    London Borough of Hackney · Greater London

    Verified June 2026

    £150Find out more

  • Halton

    Halton Borough Council · North West England

    Verified July 2026

    £52Find out more

  • Hammersmith and Fulham

    London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £165Find out more

  • Hampshire

    Hampshire County Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £78.80Find out more

  • Haringey

    London Borough of Haringey · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £125Find out more

  • Harrow

    London Borough of Harrow · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £82.30Find out more

  • Hartlepool

    Hartlepool Borough Council · North East England

    Verified July 2026

    £15Find out more

  • Havering

    London Borough of Havering · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £155Find out more

  • Herefordshire

    Herefordshire Council · West Midlands

    Verified July 2026

    £140.50Find out more

  • Hertfordshire

    Hertfordshire County Council · East of England

    Verified July 2026

    £54Find out more

  • Highland

    Highland Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £110Find out more

  • Hillingdon

    London Borough of Hillingdon · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £90Find out more

  • Hounslow

    London Borough of Hounslow · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £122.21Find out more

  • Inverclyde

    Inverclyde Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £36.55Find out more

  • Isle of Wight

    Isle of Wight Council · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £44Find out more

  • Isles of Scilly

    Council of the Isles of Scilly · South West England

    Verified April 2026

    £25Find out more

  • Islington

    London Borough of Islington · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £127Find out more

  • Kensington and Chelsea

    Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £153Find out more

  • Kent

    Kent County Council · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £45Find out more

  • Kingston upon Hull

    Hull City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified July 2026

    £36Find out more

  • Kingston upon Thames

    Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £149.01Find out more

  • Kirklees

    Kirklees Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified April 2026

    £48Find out more

  • Knowsley

    Knowsley Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £24Find out more

  • Lambeth

    London Borough of Lambeth · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £75.94Find out more

  • Lancashire

    Lancashire County Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £36Find out more

  • Leeds

    Leeds City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified July 2026

    £48Find out more

  • Leicester

    Leicester City Council · East Midlands

    Verified July 2026

    £96.50Find out more

  • Leicestershire

    Leicestershire County Council · East Midlands

    Verified July 2026

    £45Find out more

  • Lewisham

    London Borough of Lewisham · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £88Find out more

  • Lincolnshire

    Lincolnshire County Council · East Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £84Find out more

  • Liverpool

    Liverpool City Council · North West England

    Verified June 2026

    £44Find out more

  • Luton

    Luton Borough Council · East of England

    Verified July 2026

    £72Find out more

  • Manchester

    Manchester City Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £42Find out more

  • Medway

    Medway Council · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £73Find out more

  • Merthyr Tydfil

    Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £44Find out more

  • Merton

    London Borough of Merton · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £84Find out more

  • Middlesbrough

    Middlesbrough Council · North East England

    Verified July 2026

    £22.40Find out more

  • Midlothian

    Midlothian Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £65Find out more

  • Milton Keynes

    Milton Keynes City Council · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £70Find out more

  • Monmouthshire

    Monmouthshire County Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £104Find out more

  • Neath Port Talbot

    Neath Port Talbot Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £59Find out more

  • Newcastle

    Newcastle City Council · North East England

    Verified April 2026

    £40Find out more

  • Newham

    London Borough of Newham · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £77Find out more

  • Newport

    Newport City Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £63.63Find out more

  • Norfolk

    Norfolk County Council · East of England

    Verified July 2026

    £55.94Find out more

  • North Ayrshire

    North Ayrshire Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £74Find out more

  • North East Lincolnshire

    North East Lincolnshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified April 2026

    £81Find out more

  • North Lanarkshire

    North Lanarkshire Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £136.50Find out more

  • North Lincolnshire

    North Lincolnshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified April 2026

    £81Find out more

  • North Northamptonshire

    North Northamptonshire Council · East Midlands

    Verified July 2026

    £33Find out more

  • North Somerset

    North Somerset Council · South West England

    Verified July 2026

    £74Find out more

  • North Tyneside

    North Tyneside Council · North East England

    Verified July 2026

    £15Find out more

  • North Yorkshire

    North Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified July 2026

    £91.42Find out more

  • Northumberland

    Northumberland County Council · North East England

    Verified July 2026

    £27Find out more

  • Nottingham

    Nottingham City Council · East Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £71.50Find out more

  • Nottinghamshire

    Nottinghamshire County Council · East Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £52Find out more

  • Oldham

    Oldham Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £47Find out more

  • Orkney

    Orkney Islands Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £66.50Find out more

  • Oxfordshire

    Oxfordshire County Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £125Find out more

  • Pembrokeshire

    Pembrokeshire County Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £64Find out more

  • Perth and Kinross

    Perth and Kinross Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £40Find out more

  • Peterborough

    Peterborough City Council · East of England

    Verified April 2026

    £65Find out more

  • Plymouth

    Plymouth City Council · South West England

    Verified July 2026

    £83Find out more

  • Powys

    Powys County Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £70Find out more

  • Reading

    Reading Borough Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £99.50Find out more

  • Redbridge

    London Borough of Redbridge · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £135Find out more

  • Renfrewshire

    Renfrewshire Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £98Find out more

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £41.60Find out more

  • Richmond upon Thames

    London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £75.50Find out more

  • Rotherham

    Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified April 2026

    £28Find out more

  • Rutland

    Rutland County Council · East Midlands

    Verified July 2026

    £46Find out more

  • Salford

    Salford City Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £20.76Find out more

  • Sandwell

    Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £48Find out more

  • Scottish Borders

    Scottish Borders Council · Scotland

    Verified July 2026

    £36Find out more

  • Sefton

    Sefton Council · North West England

    Verified July 2026

    £21Find out more

  • Sheffield

    Sheffield City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified April 2026

    £17Find out more

  • Shropshire

    Shropshire Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £160Find out more

  • Slough

    Slough Borough Council · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £75Find out more

  • Solihull

    Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £89.50Find out more

  • Somerset

    Somerset Council · South West England

    Verified July 2026

    £109Find out more

  • South Ayrshire

    South Ayrshire Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £22Find out more

  • South Gloucestershire

    South Gloucestershire Council · South West England

    Verified April 2026

    £92.50Find out more

  • South Lanarkshire

    South Lanarkshire Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £80.93Find out more

  • South Tyneside

    South Tyneside Council · North East England

    Verified April 2026

    £18.20Find out more

  • Southampton

    Southampton City Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £37Find out more

  • Southend-on-Sea

    Southend-on-Sea City Council · East of England

    Verified July 2026

    £165Find out more

  • Southwark

    London Borough of Southwark · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £110.25Find out more

  • St Helens

    St Helens Borough Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £25Find out more

  • Staffordshire

    Staffordshire County Council · West Midlands

    Verified July 2026

    £42Find out more

  • Stirling

    Stirling Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £39Find out more

  • Stockport

    Stockport Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £42.50Find out more

  • Stockton-on-Tees

    Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · North East England

    Verified July 2026

    £21Find out more

  • Stoke-on-Trent

    Stoke-on-Trent City Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £40Find out more

  • Suffolk

    Suffolk County Council · East of England

    Verified April 2026

    £95Find out more

  • Sunderland

    Sunderland City Council · North East England

    Verified April 2026

    £32.20Find out more

  • Surrey

    Surrey County Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £139Find out more

  • Sutton

    London Borough of Sutton · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £149.01Find out more

  • Swansea

    Swansea Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £60Find out more

  • Swindon

    Swindon Borough Council · South West England

    Verified April 2026

    £95Find out more

  • Tameside

    Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · North West England

    Verified July 2026

    £28Find out more

  • Telford and Wrekin

    Telford and Wrekin Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £100Find out more

  • Thurrock

    Thurrock Council · East of England

    Verified April 2026

    £100Find out more

  • Torbay

    Torbay Council · South West England

    Verified September 2026

    £64.45Find out more

  • Torfaen

    Torfaen County Borough Council · Wales

    Verified July 2026

    £64Find out more

  • Tower Hamlets

    London Borough of Tower Hamlets · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £75Find out more

  • Trafford

    Trafford Council · North West England

    Verified June 2026

    £49.35Find out more

  • Vale of Glamorgan

    Vale of Glamorgan Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £80Find out more

  • Wakefield

    Wakefield Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified April 2026

    £32.13Find out more

  • Walsall

    Walsall Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £31Find out more

  • Waltham Forest

    London Borough of Waltham Forest · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £155Find out more

  • Wandsworth

    London Borough of Wandsworth · Greater London

    Verified July 2026

    £37.60Find out more

  • Warrington

    Warrington Borough Council · North West England

    Verified September 2026

    £25Find out more

  • Warwickshire

    Warwickshire County Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £100Find out more

  • West Berkshire

    West Berkshire Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £62Find out more

  • West Dunbartonshire

    West Dunbartonshire Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £60.10Find out more

  • West Lothian

    West Lothian Council · Scotland

    Verified April 2026

    £109.21Find out more

  • West Northamptonshire

    West Northamptonshire Council · East Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £27Find out more

  • West Sussex

    West Sussex County Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £65Find out more

  • Westminster

    Westminster City Council · Greater London

    Verified April 2026

    £91Find out more

  • Westmorland and Furness

    Westmorland and Furness Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £44.70Find out more

  • Wigan

    Wigan Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £58Find out more

  • Wiltshire

    Wiltshire Council · South West England

    Verified July 2026

    £143.80Find out more

  • Windsor and Maidenhead

    Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · South East England

    Verified July 2026

    £90Find out more

  • Wirral

    Wirral Council · North West England

    Verified April 2026

    £53.25Find out more

  • Wokingham

    Wokingham Borough Council · South East England

    Verified April 2026

    £100Find out more

  • Worcestershire

    Worcestershire County Council · West Midlands

    Verified April 2026

    £40Find out more

  • Wrexham

    Wrexham County Borough Council · Wales

    Verified April 2026

    £65Find out more

  • York

    City of York Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Verified April 2026

    £76Find out more

  • Aberdeen

    Aberdeen City Council · Scotland

    Verified June 2026

    Find out more

  • Barnet

    London Borough of Barnet · Greater London

    Verified June 2026

    Find out more

  • Isle of Anglesey

    Isle of Anglesey County Council · Wales

    Verified June 2026

    Find out more

  • Moray

    Moray Council · Scotland

    Verified June 2026

    Find out more

  • Na h-Eileanan Siar

    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar · Scotland

    Verified September 2026

    Find out more

  • Northern Ireland

    DfI Roads (Department for Infrastructure) · Northern Ireland

    Verified June 2026

    Find out more

  • Portsmouth

    Portsmouth City Council · South East England

    Verified June 2026

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  • Redcar and Cleveland

    Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council · North East England

    Verified June 2026

    Find out more

  • Rochdale

    Rochdale Borough Council · North West England

    Verified June 2026

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  • Shetland

    Shetland Islands Council · Scotland

    Verified June 2026

    Find out more

  • Wolverhampton

    City of Wolverhampton Council · West Midlands

    Verified June 2026

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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.

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

Get a quoteCall 0333 880 0095

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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