Permits
Skip permit: Conwy Council
If the skip sits on a Conwy County Borough public highway, the council’s highway skip licence applies. Conwy’s highway licences page (checked 11 September 2026) lists £71.90 for the skip licence, plus £14.40 where a parking restriction is needed, a £117 charge for retrospective licences, a 28-day period, and at least five working days’ notice. A skip wholly on private land you control does not need this licence.
Do not place the skip first and apply later – retrospective licences cost £117. If the bay needs a parking restriction, budget the extra £14.40 and allow the full five working days.
When you need one
- Public highway in Conwy County Borough: yes.
- Wholly on private land: no.
- Parking-restricted bays can attract the extra published parking-restriction charge.
The statutory hook is still Highways Act 1980, section 139. National rule: Do I need a skip permit?.
Who applies
The hire firm applies via Conwy’s highway licences process. Allow at least five working days.
Fee, notice and conditions
Figures from Conwy County Borough Council’s Highway licences page, checked 11 September 2026.
| Item | What the council published |
|---|---|
| Skip licence | £71.90 (28 days) |
| Parking restriction (where needed) | £14.40 |
| Retrospective licence | £117 |
| Notice | At least 5 working days |
| Who applies | Hire firm / applicant via highway licences |
| Apply / info | Conwy Council: Highway licences |
Neighbours
Nation map: Skip hire in Wales. Gwynedd sits to the west – Skip permit: Gwynedd Council. Flintshire: Skip permit: Flintshire Council.
A sensible order
- Can it sit wholly on the drive? If yes, book that and skip the licence.
- If it has to go on the road, tell the hire firm at booking. They apply. Give them at least five working days; more if a parking restriction is needed.
- Check their waste-carrier number – how to check a waste carrier licence.
- Size the job on the size guide.
Skip Clerk has no hire partners yet and no skip-hire prices on this page. Fee figures above are the council’s published permit charges, not a hire quote. When we add a booking link it will be marked as an affiliate link.
Towns in this council
Local skip-hire guides that sit under Conwy Council. The permit rules on this page apply when the skip sits on the public road.
- Skip hire in Abergele
- Skip hire in Colwyn Bay
- Skip hire in Conwy
- Skip hire in Kinmel Bay
- Skip hire in Llandudno
All areas: Skip hire by town.
Sources
- Conwy CBC: Highway licences – £71.90; £14.40 parking restriction; £117 retrospective; 28 days; ≥5 working days. Checked 11 September 2026.
- Highways Act 1980, section 139.
- No invented provider list or hire prices on this page.