When it comes to hiring a skip there are many things that you need to bear in mind. Not only do you have to consider the size, your budget, what you are going to put in it, but you will also need to ascertain whether you need council permission to leave it.

As the person hiring the skip it will be your responsibility to contact your local authority to find out any restrictions on where it can be used. This will be particularly true if you intend to place a skip on a public road, pathway or other land that is not your own. In any instance such as this, long before actually going to the hire firm, you should be looking to get advice on where it can be situated and obtaining any relevant permits.

The hire company themselves will often ensure that you have any relevant documentation before leaving their skip anywhere that could pose an issue. After all, it is their property. If they have any doubts or are concerned about having the skip left in a particular location they may refuse to deliver.

For this reason it is imperative that you seek any information and permits as early as possible. For example, you don’t want to have dug up your entire garden or done some minor demolition work only to find that you can’t actually get a skip when and where you thought. That would, without deliberately stating the obvious, be far from ideal.

Local authorities will tend to be reasonably responsive when it comes to waste management. As long as you have a reasonable justification and have consulted neighbours about your intentions they will normally be more than happy to provide the suitable permit.

You can’t take it for granted though. If you simply assume that you can just go ahead and place a skip wherever you want you could end up getting a knock on the door from council representatives to have it removed.

This could result in a fine and an embarrassing call to the skip hire firm to come and pick it up. That is about as counterproductive and unnecessary as you can get. It canal be avoided by just seeking clarification from the local authority in the first instance.

Even if you have the slightest doubts you should look to query it. Obviously if the skip is going to be positioned on your own land then you should reasonably expect that there would be no legal issues surrounding it; but wherever you are intending to situate it in public you should enquire.

It might well be that it isn’t so much the skip’s bulk that will concern the council but its contents. If this is an issue you might be required to provide adequate assurances that there will be nothing within the skip that will harmful or that could attract vermin. In densely populated areas this is likely to be more of a concern, particularly where there are inquisitive children.

If you are dealing with hazardous goods, the council might seek assurances that the container will be adequately covered or secured when not in use.

Not all local authorities will require that you have a permit, but there are many instances where one will be required. So if you are considering hiring a skip, it would be a good idea to get in touch with your local council first to ensure that you won’t be contravening any rules and, if necessary, get the required permit.

Author Bio: Vincent Rogers is a freelance writer who writes for a number of UK businesses. For professional waste management services, plant hire and Skip For Hire services he recommends Nationwide Hire.

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