Skip/materials permit

Summary of requirements

To put a builder's skip/materials on a public road, you need a skip/materials permit from Wandsworth Council.

Deadlines for applications

Initial applications

All initial applications must be submitted a minimum of five clear working days before the licence is due to commence. The day of submission is not included. If an extension to a bay suspension for a skip or materials licence is request within a period of 35 days since the previous licence then the Tier 3 rate will be charged.

Renewals

Applications to renew an existing licence may be made by phone or online, giving at least three clear working days notice prior to the expiry of the existing licence.  Failure to do so will result in a new application needing to be submitted.

Please provide all information required as the application form will be returned if incomplete.

Site inspections

Before placing items on the public highway the licensee must contact the enforcement officer on 020 8871 6711 to arrange a site inspection.

For all other enquiries please call the Parking Helpline on 020 8871 8871 (option 4 then 1).

Red Routes/Transport for London Road Network (TLRN)

For skip/materials on a Red Route/TLRN, please contact Transport for London (TFL) on 0207 536 3626. 

Suspensions

Parking suspensions are granted for specific reasons and cannot be used for the parking of personal vehicles whilst in force.

Roll-on, roll-off storage containers and grab lorries

Roll-on, roll-off storage containers are not allowed within the Wandsworth Borough, as they do not meet the Builders Skip (Markings) Regulations 1984, and they are bigger than the maximum measurements of a skip.

The use of grab lorries to empty skip containers is not permitted in the borough

Payment

Applicants must include the appropriate charge with any application; alternatively credit card payments can be made by telephone on 020 8871 8871 (option 4 then 1). (Please do not send cash in the post.)

Licences are not transferrable and remain the responsibility of the applicant.

Refund of highway licence fees and inspection fees

If a licence application is cancelled after it has been processed by the Council but is not yet active on site then the cancellation will incur a £10 cancellation charge. If a licence is cancelled after it has been activated on site the cancellation will incur a £20 cancellation charge and there will be no refund of the Licence fee or the Inspection Fee

Licence bay suspension refunds

Refunds for Bay suspensions will incur an administration charge of £10 if licence cancelled by the applicant or their representative prior to the signs being erected and £20 after the signs have been erected. The refund of the bay suspensions fees will be based upon the period from when the signs are removed from site once we have been advised of the cancellation and will be calculated from the first full day following the removal of the signage from site.

For all other enquiries please call the Parking Helpline on 020 8871 8871 (option 4 then 1).

Eligibility criteria

No provision in legislation.

Application evaluation process

Permission may be given subject to conditions which may relate to the following:

• siting the skip
• skip dimensions
• making skips visible to traffic
• safe materials are deposited
• lighting and guarding of skips
• skip removal

The Council reserves the right to refuse applications where it deems the location unsuitable.

Will tacit consent apply?

No. It is in the public interest that we must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from Wandsworth Council within a reasonable period, please contact us. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below.

What can I do if my application is refused?

In the first instance, please contact:

Client Support Team
Department od Environment & Community Services
London Borough of Wandsworth
Frogmore Complex
Dormay Street
London SW18 1EY

What if I am not happy with a condition imposed?

Please contact Wandsworth Council at the address above in the first instance.

What if I have a query about my permit?

Please contact Wandsworth Council at the address above.

European services directive

If you think that the council has not complied with the European services directive by imposing requirements or conditions in respect of your application that are discriminatory, unfair or disproportionate, please contact:

UK SOLVIT Centre
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET

Email: solvit@bis.gsi.gov.uk

Consumer complaints about skips

We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK , Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.

Alternatively, you can contact the Council's Trading Standards Section:

Trading Standards Section
Environmental Services Department of Environment & Community Services
Wandsworth Council
PO Box 47095
London SW18 9AQ

Email: Tradingstandards@wandsworth.gov.uk

Other complaints

If you want to make other types of complaints about a skip, such as noise or pollution, please contact:

Environmental Services
Department of Environment & Community Services
Wandsworth Council
PO Box 47095
London SW18 9AQ

Trade associations and other sources of information

• National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC)
• National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC)
• Builders Merchants Federation (BMF)
• National Federation of Builders (NFB)

Health and safety

Before setting up any business in the UK, you must ensure that it will comply with the relevant health and safety regulations. Please see the links below for further information:

• Wandsworth Council's Health and safety web pages
• Health and Safety Executive website