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Skip hire in Stratford-upon-Avon

First published 12 September 2026. Last checked 12 September 2026.

Stratford-upon-Avon sits in the Warwickshire County Council highway area. A skip on the public road needs that council’s licence – 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.

Warwickshire County Council is the highway authority for this town. Full permit detail: Skip permit: Warwickshire County Council. On that page (checked 12 Sep 2026): £100 from 1 Apr 2026. at least 5 working days. County map: Skip hire in Warwickshire.

Skip at a worksite with rubble
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Private drive vs road

Local notes

Shakespeare streets and riverside approaches favour a private-drive drop; Warwickshire County Council issues the licence (not Stratford-on-Avon District). Fee note: £100 from 1 Apr 2026, rechecked 12 Sep 2026.

The fee note above is from Warwickshire County Council’s published page (or an honest note when none was printed), not a hire quote.

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 Warwickshire County Council highway area and ask them to apply. Give them the notice on the permit page.
  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 lists rules and council links, not a directory of firms. When we add a booking partner it will be labelled (affiliate) on partners.

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