Licence - Skip Operators

Description

 

Before a skip can be placed within the public highway a permit must be obtained from the Council as highway authority, for each location.

It is the skip owner's (supplier) not the householder or builders' (contractor) responsibility to obtain a licence for placing a skip on the highway.

The skip owner is responsible for positioning the skip on the highway so as not to cause an obstruction to other road users. The supplier is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate regulations are adhered to, a copy of which are supplied with the Licence.

The skip owner must also indemnify the Council against any third party liability claims arising as a result of the activity.

 

Eligibility

 

Skip owners or suppliers who wish to put a skip on the public highway.

 

Procedure

 

The skip supplier must apply to the Council at least three working days before a skip is placed in the highway. The Council will consider the application and may grant a permit subject to any conditions that may be applied.

 

Helplines

 

Highways and Engineering General Enquiries, telephone: 01226 773555.

 

Opening Times/Locations

Opening Times and Locations

How can the customer help

 

Please give accurate information on the proposed location of the skip, together with the proposed duration that the skip will be placed on the highway.

 

 

Leaflets

 

Highway Enforcement Statement of Service Standard.

 

Distribution Points

 

Please see 'Opening Times/Locations'.

 

Legislation

 

Highways Act 1980, Section 139.

Last modified on 16/9/2008