Permits
Skip permit: Wrexham Council
Wrexham County Borough Council is the highway authority. Its streetworks skip page (checked 11 September 2026) requires a Section 139 skip permit for the adopted highway, at least seven working days’ notice, £65 for up to seven days, and £58 for each additional week.
City-centre placements are tightly controlled: skips may only be erected or removed on a Sunday, or between 6.30pm and 10.30pm Monday to Thursday, and access is via bollards on Yorke Street once the application is approved.
When you need one
- Adopted highway in Wrexham: yes.
- Wholly on private land: no.
- Unauthorised or non-compliant placement can attract a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100 plus the licence fee.
The statutory hook is still Highways Act 1980, section 139. National rule: Do I need a skip permit?.
Who applies
Apply online via Wrexham’s skip permit form. In practice the hire firm applies. After approval you get an email with site requirements and a payment link; the permit is live once paid.
Fee, notice and conditions
Figures from Wrexham County Borough Council’s Skips (Section 139) page, checked 11 September 2026.
| Item | What the council published |
|---|---|
| Up to 7 days | £65 per skip |
| Each additional week | £58 per skip |
| Notice | At least 7 working days in advance |
| Refunds | None after the permit start date |
| Penalty | Fixed Penalty Notice of £100 plus the licence fee |
| Apply / info | Wrexham CBC: Skips (Section 139) |
Neighbours
Nation map: Skip hire in Wales. This is north-east Wales – do not confuse with English neighbouring authorities across the border.
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 seven working days; longer if the drop is inside the city-centre pedestrian zone.
- 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 Wrexham Council. The permit rules on this page apply when the skip sits on the public road.
All areas: Skip hire by town.
Sources
- Wrexham CBC: Skips (Section 139) – £65 / 7 days; £58 extra week; ≥7 working days. Checked 11 September 2026.
- Highways Act 1980, section 139.
- No invented provider list or hire prices on this page.