Cities
Skip hire in Greenwich
Greenwich is a HoC Core city (London) – not one of the 1,174 small/medium/large towns. A skip on the public road needs the Royal Borough of Greenwich highway process – the skip company usually applies, not you. A skip wholly on a private drive you control does not. This page is placement and waste rules, not a list of firms.
Skip Clerk does not invent provider rankings, phone numbers or “top skips in Greenwich”. Check the carrier’s CBDU number, then ask who will apply for the road licence.
Which authority
Royal Borough of Greenwich is the highway authority for borough roads here. Full permit detail: Skip permit: Royal Borough of Greenwich. On that page (checked 12 Sep 2026): £114 standard skip licence for approved companies. approved skip hire company applies (not the householder). London map: Skip hire in London.
Private drive vs road
- Wholly on a driveway or other private land you control: no Royal Borough of Greenwich highway skip licence.
- Any part on the public road or adopted highway: yes (unless the City of London no-standing-skip rule applies – see the permit page).
- TfL red routes: usually TfL, not the borough – confirm which authority owns the road.
- National rule: Do I need a skip permit?.
Local notes
- Royal Borough of Greenwich lists £114 for a standard skip licence to approved companies (usually 30 days).
- Skips larger than about 3m by 2m (8 yards) are outside the standard size the borough describes on that page.
Fee note from Royal Borough of Greenwich’s published page (or an honest note when none was printed), rechecked 12 Sep 2026 – not a hire quote.
How to hire without a fake directory
- Decide the size from the job – What size skip do I need?.
- If it has to sit on the road, tell the firm you are in the Royal Borough of Greenwich highway area and ask them to apply. Give them the notice on the permit page.
- Ask for the waste-carrier number and check it – how to check a waste carrier licence.
- Keep plasterboard, electricals and sofas out of a mixed skip unless the operator says otherwise – what you cannot put in a skip.
Skip Clerk lists rules and council links, not a directory of firms. When we add a booking partner it will be labelled (affiliate) on partners.
Sources
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Royal Borough of Greenwich – checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Royal Borough of Greenwich official skip / highway page.
- Do I need a skip permit?.
- Skip hire in London – borough index.
- No invented provider list or hire prices on this page. Settlement class from House of Commons Library CBP-8322 (Core city (London)).