Standard conditions

1. The colour, marking, and maximum permitted size of a skip

  • Be clearly and indelibly marked with the owner's name and with his telephone number and address
  • Not exceed 5 metres in length and 2 metres in width

2. General restrictions on the use of a skip

No skip shall be placed so as to:

  • obstruct access to any manhole, inspection chambers, stop-cock, fire hydrant or apparatus of any statutory undertaker, the Post Office, British Telecommunications or of the Council
  • impede any surface water drainage

3. General restrictions on the use of a skip 

A skip placed on the car park shall not:

  • Contain any inflammable, explosive, noxious or dangerous material or any materials likely to putrefy or which are, or are likely to become, a nuisance to users of the car park
  • be used in such a way that any of its contents fall onto the car park or project beyond the sides of the skip
  • be used for the burning of any material
  • be placed or retained on the car park outside the period defined on the permission granted

4. The removal of the skip at the end of its use

A skip shall be removed for emptying not more than two working days after it has been filled. The contents of each skip shall be properly disposed of, and the car park where the skip has stood shall be left in a clean and tidy condition.

Failure to remove the skip on the specified date of removal will incur an additional charge of £69:00 per days for every day it remains on-site.