Skip licences
How a skip owner or supplier can apply for a licence to put a skip on the highway.
How to apply
Before placing skips on the highway, the owner or supplier must first be granted a licence under the Highways Act (it is not the responsibility of the builder or householder to obtain this licence).
Firstly we require you to register with the Area Licensing Team at Drayton. You will then receive an application form with terms and conditions.
You will need to fax or email a completed application form to the Drayton office at least three working days before your start date. The direct email address for the Licensing team is arealicencingteam@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
If permission has been granted, the conditions attached to the licence must be carefully read and kept to. It is the owner or supplier’s responsibility to ensure that the skip does not cause obstruction to other road users, and that it complies with government regulations.
Licencing and procedural advice
Licences will be issued by the Drayton Office and any questions regarding procedures or licences should be directed to the Drayton Office.
Email: arealicencingteam@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Fax: 01235 528991
Operational advice (i.e. siting or feasibility)
All highway enquiries: 0845 310 11 11
In West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and Oxford City:
Northern Area Office
Oxfordshire County Council
Ron Groves House
23 Oxford Road, Kidlington
OX5 2BP
Fax: 01865 848075
Email the Northern Area Office
In South Oxfordshire and The Vale of White Horse
Southern Area Office
Oxfordshire County Council
Milton Road, Drayton
OX14 4EZ
Fax: 01235 528991
Email the Southern Area Office
Conditions
- A licence can be valid for any period between one day and 28 days. For longer periods additional applications should be made.
- Only one skip will be allowed on site at any one time except in exceptional circumstances.
- Whenever possible, skips should be placed on the road. If permission is granted to place skips on a footway or grass verge, a deposit is payable to cover any damage which may be caused.
- Skips placed on the road require at least four traffic cones on the approach side to guide traffic past the skip.
- During the hours of darkness, in poor daytime visibility and bad weather, road danger lamps (flashing amber) must be placed against or attached to each corner of the skip. If sited on the road, a lamp should be placed between each cone.
- Skips placed on the highway must not contain any inflammable, explosive or noxious material, or anything which is likely to cause nuisance to highway users.
- the contents of the skip should be kept 'damped-down' or covered to prevent dust or spillage
- It must not be overloaded, and must be removed when full.
Application forms
Other forms
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