Skip LicenceMembers of the public
If you wish to hire a skip, please contact our call centre 020 7525 2000 or email environment@southwark.gov.uk
Businesses
If you operate a skip hire business and wish to place a builder's skip on any part of the highway in Southwark, you must apply to us for a skip licence. It is an offence under The Highways Act to place an unlicensed skip on the highway.
Please note that it is not the responsibility of the householder or the builders to obtain the skip licence. The company that owns the skip is responsible for applying for and obtaining a valid skip licence.
The skip owner is also responsible for ensuring that skips are properly positioned on the highway so that they do not cause an obstruction to other road users and that all appropriate regulations are adhered to.
How to apply for a licence
Download the  skip licence application form (35.5 kb). To view this document, you need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. Download it free. Once the form is completed and signed, please return it using the details shown on the form. Your company will be invoiced for the licence on a monthly basis.
Fees for 2007 to 2008
Go to our license fees page
A licence can be valid for any period between one day and 28 days. For longer periods additional applications should be made.
Licence conditions
Please read our licensing conditions (23 kb) for more information. To view this document, you need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. Download it free.
Contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions or if you would prefer to have a form posted out to you.
Street trading unit
Tel: 020 7525 6000
Fax: 020 7525 6011
environment@southwark.gov.uk
SAST House
Dawes Street
London
SE17 1EL |