Suspensions, Dispensations and Skips

Conditions of use

1. Where more than one skip is deposited on the highway at any time, the skips shall be positioned as closely as possible to each other, but should not obstruct access to any premises unless the consent of the owner/occupier of the property has been obtained in advance.
   
   
2. Skips shall not exceed 5 metres in length by 2 metres in width.
   
   
3. Skips shall be marked and lit in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) each end of the skip shall be painted yellow and comply with the Builders Skips (Marking) Regulations 1984;
(b) half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise a yellow lamp shall be placed against, or attached to each corner of the skip, (or the end corners of the row of skips); and
(c) warning lamps must be checked daily and kept clean.

4. No skip positioned on the highway, shall contain any inflammable, explosive, noxious or dangerous material, or any material which is likely to putrefy or to become a nuisance or danger to users of the highway.
   
   
5. Each skip shall be removed for emptying as soon as practicable after is has been filled.
   
   
6. No skip shall remain on the highway after the period specified in the licence has expired.
   
   
7. All materials placed in a skip shall be properly disposed of and the highway shall be left in a clean and tidy condition after removal.
   
   
8. The Licence relates to a specified site near the premises. The skip shall not be placed in any other position without the prior consent of the City Council.
   
   
9. Skips shall only be deposited, removed or resited on the highway between 0800 hours and 1800 hours, Monday to Friday, and 0800 to 1300 hours on Saturday. Only in exceptional circumstances are skips allowed to be deposited, removed or resited outside the above hours and only with the prior consent of the City Council.
   
   
10. The method used for filling of each skip shall not impede or cause a nuisance or danger to pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
    
    
11. No skip shall be dragged or pushed along the public highway. (The licensee is liable for any damage so caused).
    
    
12. No skip shall be placed on the footway or verge.
    
    
13. Where rubbish chutes are used to fill a skip, the skip should be completely enclosed at the discharge end to prevent any escape of debris or dust.
    
    
14. Skips shall be covered at all times unless they are being filled or removed.
    
    
15. The maximum period of consent is three months. Renewal is not automatic and three working days should be allowed from receipt for the City Council to process a further application.
    
    
16. Skips must not be positioned over gullies or manhole covers. There must be a reasonable gap between the skip and the kerb edge to allow for the drainage of surface water.