Permits
Skip permit: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
If the skip sits on a public road in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames area, you need a highway skip licence. On the council page checked 12 Sep 2026: £75.50 for up to three weeks. registered skip company with PL. A skip wholly on private land you control does not need this licence. Some London roads are TfL-controlled red routes – the borough page will not cover those.
You usually do not apply as a householder. Tell the hire firm at booking and give them the notice the council asks for. Do not put the skip on the pavement unless the licence allows it.
When you need one
- Public road or highway in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames area: yes, via the borough (or City) licence process.
- Wholly on a driveway or other private land you control: no highway skip licence. National rule on Do I need a skip permit?.
- TfL red routes: usually a separate Transport for London licence – the borough page will say if it cannot licence those roads.
- Any encroachment onto the highway counts as on the highway.
The statutory hook is Highways Act 1980, section 139. National rule: Do I need a skip permit?. London hub: Skip hire in London.
Who applies
Follow what London Borough of Richmond upon Thames publishes: registered skip company with PL; 2 working days to process plus 5 full calendar days to display CPZ suspension signs where needed. That matches the usual England pattern – the skip company applies.
Fee, notice and conditions
Figures below are from London Borough of Richmond upon Thames’s published page on 12 Sep 2026. They will change. Recheck that page, not this one, on the day you book.
| Item | What the council published |
|---|---|
| Fee | £75.50 for up to three weeks; CPZ adds £150.10 admin plus a daily bay charge |
| Notice / who | registered skip company with PL; 2 working days to process plus 5 full calendar days to display CPZ suspension signs where needed |
| Apply / official page | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames skip / highway page |
Neighbours
See Skip hire in London for all Core city London borough pages, or all towns.
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 the notice above. Check whether the kerb is borough or TfL.
- 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 (or an honest note when none was printed), not a hire quote.
Towns in this council
Local skip-hire guides that sit under London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The permit rules on this page apply when the skip sits on the public road.
All areas: Skip hire by town.
Sources
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: skip licence / highway page – checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Do I need a skip permit?.
- Highways Act 1980, section 139.
- No invented provider list or hire prices on this page.