Skip permit
Any skip placed on highway land needs a licence. Only skip operators can apply for licences. You don’t need a licence to put a skip on private land.
‘Highway’ land is specified as any carriageway, footway or verge adopted by Cheshire East Highways.
Each licence lasts for 1 weeks (7 days).
We need a notice of 2 working days to review any application.
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How to apply for a skip permit
Check it is an adopted road before applying.
You must apply for the licence at least 48 hours before you plan to put the skip on the road.
Skip operators can apply for a skip permit at GOV.UK.
You’ll need to download the form and save it to your computer. To edit the form you'll need a recent version of Adobe Reader. Open the form using Adobe Reader instead of your web browser.
You do not need to send any other documents when you apply. We may ask to see a location plan and a copy of your public liability insurance certificate of at least £5 million.
If you are able to submit your GOV.UK form but unable to make the payment at the same time you can pay using our skip licence payment form
For waste carrier and disposal licences, skip operators should contact the Environment Agency.
Waste carrier and disposal licences for skip operators - information from GOV.UK
After you apply
If your plans are acceptable we’ll give you a licence. We might ask you to meet specific conditions relating to the site and size of the skip, visibility to traffic, protecting the environment, removing the skip, and disposing of the contents.
Skip permit fees and charges
Skip application = £35
Skips deposited without a licence = £380 plus the application fee
You will need to pay online when you apply. If you are able to submit your GOV.UK form but unable to make the payment you can pay using our skip licence payment form.
If we refuse your application, we’ll refund £17.50 to the applicant.
If your application is acceptable, we will issue your licence via email.
We may ask you to meet specific conditions such as the location and size of the skip, traffic visibility, protecting the environment, removal of the skip, and disposal of the contents.
You must not put any skip on the highway before you receive your approval licence.
Your responsibilities as a skip permit holder
Your skip licence application will only be approved if all of the conditions will be adhered to according to Section 139 Highways Act 1980 and Builders' Skip Regulations 1984.
Failure to comply with any of the above may result in your licence being revoked and the possibility of receiving a fine if the skip is not removed within the timescale provided.
We may add extra safety and guarding conditions for locations where the risk is higher, for example at sites outside schools and in town centres.
You must leave the highway clean and tidy when you take the skip away.
Contact Highways
Highways - Cheshire East Council Report a problem online
If you consider a highways issue to be dangerous, or an emergency:
Call the Highways Customer Services Team on 0300 123 5020
during office hours 8:30am – 5:00pm
Call the Out of hours team on 0300 123 5025
after 5pm and before 8:30am, including weekends.
Highways
Floor 6
Delamere House
Delamere Street Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 2LL
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