Skip licences

Skip operators licence

To operate as a skip hire company within Southend-on-Sea you must be registered with the council and be granted a skip operators licence.

And before each skip is placed on any public road your company must be granted a Skip Licence (sometimes known as a permit). You need one application per skip.

Approvals

A skip operators licence is valid for 1 year. You must register/apply with our scheme each year.

When your skip operators licence has been approved your company will be automatically registered. You will then be able to apply online for skip licences.

To register you must provide:

Proof of your public liability insurance - with cover of £10,000,000 or more

  1. A copy of a waste transfer note.
  2. A waste carrier's licence certificate.
  3. A goods vehicle operator's licence.

Apply

Cost

For each licence there is a fee.

Please see the council fees and charges document.

Registered skip companies

The table shows the current list of companies with a skip operators licence who are registered with our skip hire registration scheme.

Companies Registered 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024
Company Address Contact Details
Canvey Skip Hire

9 Stock Road
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS2 5QF

Telephone: 01702 600250
canveyskiphire@btconnect.com
Clear Away Recycling Ltd

Unit 5 Harvey Road
Burntmills Industrial Estate
Basildon
Essex
SS13 1HD

Telephone: 01268 590888

Jordan@clear-a-way.co.uk

GBN Services Ltd

Eco Logic Yard
Welton Way
Purdeys Industrial Estate
Rochford
Essex
SS4 1LA

Telephone: 01702 531646

John.golding@gbnservices.co.uk

(Leigh Skip Hire) Leigh-on-Sea Skip Hire Ltd

Yard 8 Harvey Road
Burnt Mills Industrial Estate
Basildon
Essex
SS13 1EP

Telephone: 01702 430570

info@leighskiphire.co.uk

Fines and penalties

You can be fined if you place an unlicensed skip on a public road, cause damage to any public property or fail to make sure the skip is safe.

Relevant legislation

Highways Act 1980

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