Skip licensing

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Information for residents

When a skip licence is required

A skip licence is required whenever a skip is placed on any part of the highway. This includes any:

  • pavement
  • verge
  • or the side of the road.

Where practicable, skips should be placed within property boundaries. Skips on private land, such as your front garden, do not need a licence. You may approach any skip company of your choice if the skip  is on private land.

Please contact Epsom and Ewell Borough Council if you wish to make an application in the Epsom Market Place area.

How to get a skip licence

Only skip companies registered with Surrey County Council can apply for a licence.

Please contact a registered skip company of your choice, who can apply for the necessary licence. You can view a list of registered skip companies on our skip register.

Queries or concerns

If you have any queries or concerns or require further information, please contact us online or by telephone.


Information for skip companies

How to become a registered skip company

Please see our skip company registration page for full details including terms and conditions, and required documentation for your application.

There is a one-off cost of £100 to register with Surrey County Council.

How to apply for a skip licence

Our page on how registered skip companies can apply for a skip licence has details on:

  • how to apply,
  • links to the forms,
  • terms and conditions
  • and the costs.

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