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Skip hire in Sholden

First published 11 October 2026. Last checked 11 October 2026.

Sholden is in the Kent County Council highway area (not Medway). A skip on the public road needs that council's licence – the hire firm 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.

About Sholden

Sholden is a small village next to the seaside town of Deal, on the road towards Sandwich in the Dover district. It has a Grade II* listed church, St Nicholas, along with a school, a cricket field and one pub.

The village is the starting point of the Miner's Way Trail, a walking route linking the coalfield parishes of East Kent.

Skip Clerk does not invent provider rankings, phone numbers or "top skips in Sholden". Check the carrier's CBDU number, then ask who will apply for the road licence.

Open-top skip with a traffic cone beside it
Photo: Haberdoedas II via Unsplash (Unsplash)

Which authority

Kent County Council is the highway authority (not Medway). Full permit detail: Skip permit: Kent County Council. On that page (fees rechecked 11 October 2026 on Kent's live highways fees table): £45 per week for 2026 to 2027 (£43 for 2025 to 2026), seven calendar days; at least five working days' notice; company applies; £5m public liability; max skip size 5 m × 2 m in the terms; failure to licence £120. County map: Skip hire in Kent.

Private drive vs road

Local notes

Sholden is in Dover district next to Deal; Kent County Council, not Dover District Council, licenses skips on the road. If your property fronts the Sandwich road, a drive placement avoids the licence and traffic issues. A road skip must carry the owner's name and a 24-hour contact number, be lit at night, and be removed as soon as practicable once it is full (Highways Act section 139(4)).

Kent County Council recycling-centre guidance covers what household DIY waste each site accepts; rules and any booking or charges change, so check before you travel and keep plasterboard separate when asked. Source: Kent household waste recycling centres.

How to hire without a fake directory

  1. Decide the size from the job – What size skip do I need?.
  2. If it has to sit on the road, tell the firm you are in the Kent County Council area (not Medway) and ask them to apply. Recheck the council fees page on the day you book.
  3. Ask for the waste-carrier number and check it – how to check a waste carrier licence.
  4. Keep plasterboard, electricals and sofas out of a mixed skip unless the operator says otherwise – what you cannot put in a skip.

Skip Clerk has no hire partners yet and no prices for skip hire on this page. The £45 figure is Kent County Council's published permit fee, not a hire quote. When we add a booking link it will be marked as an affiliate link.

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