Counties
Skip hire in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is five metropolitan boroughs on either side of the Tyne and Wear. Newcastle’s permit does not cover Gateshead, Sunderland or the Tyneside boroughs. Name the council for your road.
This is a hub, not a list of firms. Skip Clerk does not invent provider rankings, phone numbers or “top skips in Tyne and Wear”. Check the carrier’s CBDU number, then ask who will apply for the road licence.
Five boroughs
Some pages do not print a standard skip-licence fee on the public form – we say so rather than invent one. Private drive: usually no highway licence. Public road: yes. National rule: Do I need a skip permit?.
Who issues the road licence
| Authority | Who applies | Fee note (from our permit page, checked 12 Sep 2026) | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle City Council | Skip hire company usually applies | £40 for up to 28 days | Skip permit: Newcastle City Council |
| Gateshead Council | Permit before deposit | Scheme member £28 / same-day £62 / non-member £36 (max 28 days) | Skip permit: Gateshead Council |
| Sunderland City Council | Highway skip needs a council licence | Fee not printed on council page (checked 12 Sep 2026) | Skip permit: Sunderland City Council |
| North Tyneside Council | Skip operator; see permit page | No standard skip-licence fee printed on current page (checked 12 Sep 2026) | Skip permit: North Tyneside Council |
| South Tyneside Council | Permit required on public road | Fee not printed on council page (checked 12 Sep 2026) | Skip permit: South Tyneside Council |
Fees change. Use the council page linked from the permit guide on the day you book. This hub does not invent hire prices.
Towns and which authority
| Places people mean | Highway authority |
|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle City Council |
| Gateshead, Whickham, Blaydon, Birtley, Ryton | Gateshead Council |
| Sunderland, Washington, Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole | Sunderland City Council |
| Tynemouth, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Killingworth | North Tyneside Council |
| South Shields, Jarrow, Hebburn | South Tyneside Council |
Town pages now live include Sunderland, Gateshead, Washington, South Shields, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Jarrow, Longbenton, Hebburn, Whickham, Shiney Row and Penshaw, Blaydon, Birtley, Houghton-le-Spring, Killingworth, Hetton-le-Hole, Ryton, Crawcrook and Greenside, Fence Houses, Newcastle upon Tyne.
If your postcode sits on a boundary, use the GOV.UK postcode finder rather than guessing.
How to hire without a fake directory
- Decide the size from the job – What size skip do I need?.
- Name the highway authority for your road and ask the firm to apply. Same-day drops are much more realistic on a driveway.
- Ask for the waste-carrier number and check it – how to check a waste carrier licence.
- Keep asbestos, plasterboard, electricals and sofas out of a mixed skip unless the operator has a written specialist route – what you cannot put in a skip and asbestos and skips.
Skip Clerk has no hire partners yet and no prices for skip hire on this page. When we add a booking link it will be marked as an affiliate link. Until then, use a licensed local operator and the council pages above.
Sources
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Newcastle City Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Gateshead Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Sunderland City Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: North Tyneside Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: South Tyneside Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- GOV.UK: skip licence (England and Wales) and Highways Act 1980, section 139.
- Town names from House of Commons Library CBP-8322 where we have shipped pages. No invented provider list or hire prices on this page.