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We’ve delivered skips across Birmingham for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the B postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Birmingham
Do I need a permit?
A skip on your driveway or private land needs no permit. For a public road in Birmingham, a permit is required from Birmingham City Council — we arrange it for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Birmingham
Birmingham household waste recycling centres
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? These are the council tips serving Birmingham:
- Tyseley Recycling Centre — 1221 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2AL. Open 7 days. No height restriction. Apr–Oct: Mon–Fri 8am–8pm, Sat–Sun 8am–4.30pm. Nov–Mar: Mon–Fri 8am–6pm, Sat–Sun 8am–4pm
- Lifford Lane Recycling Centre — Lifford Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham. Open 7 days (same seasonal hours)
- Sutton Coldfield Recycling Centre — Open 7 days (same seasonal hours)
Book in advance at birmingham.gov.uk and bring proof of address. Vans and large trailers must use the van booking system. No commercial waste accepted.
Why choose Select A Skip in Birmingham?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most B postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Skip Permits In Birmingham
If your skip has to sit on the road, Birmingham City Council requires a highway permit. The skip operator applies, so we take care of it when you book.
| When you need one | Any time a skip is placed on the highway, meaning a public road. |
|---|---|
| Cost | £42 per week for each permit. |
| How long it lasts | Up to 7 days. A new permit is needed after each 7-day period. |
| Notice needed | At least 5 days before the skip is placed. |
| Who applies | The skip operator, who must be registered with the council. We handle it as part of your booking. |
| What we need from you | The exact placement spot, your building number or name, your postcode and the start date. |
| Placement | The council's skip terms say skips cannot go on footways or grass verges. Check with the council for rules on your street. |
| Private driveway | No permit needed if the skip stays on your own land. |
Tell us at booking if the skip will go on the road and we will confirm the permit and timing. For a longer hire, we can arrange permits covering up to 4 weeks.
Birmingham Household Recycling Centres
Birmingham City Council has five household recycling centres, run for household waste. Visits are by booked 15-minute slot. Car users do not need to book at Castle Bromwich while the booking system is switched off there, but vans must book everywhere.
| Castle Bromwich | Tameside Drive, B35 7AG. Mon to Fri 8am to 6pm, Sat and Sun 8am to 4:30pm. |
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| Kings Norton | Lifford Lane, B30 3JJ. Mon to Fri 7am to 9pm, Sat and Sun 8am to 6pm. Being redeveloped, so slots may be limited. |
| Perry Barr | Holford Drive, B42 2TU. Mon to Fri 8am to 8pm, Sat and Sun 8am to 6pm. |
| Sutton Coldfield | Norris Way, B75 7BB. Mon to Fri 7am to 9pm, Sat and Sun 8am to 6pm. |
| Tyseley | James Road, B11 2BA. Mon to Fri 7am to 9pm, Sat and Sun 8am to 6pm. Entrance works, so follow the traffic directions. |
| Booking | Book at least 2 hours ahead and no more than 3 days ahead. You can hold up to 2 visits at a time. Some sites have height restrictions. |
| Proof of address | A driving licence, utility bill or Council Tax bill, paper or digital. |
| Trade waste | The council's trade van booking service ended in November 2024. |
| Rubble, plasterboard, asbestos | Not covered on the council page. Check with the council before you travel. |
For a few bags or a car load, a booked tip slot works well. For a renovation, a big clear-out or anything bulky, a skip saves repeat trips and slot booking. Pick a size from our guide below and we will deliver it to your door.
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Birmingham and the surrounding area.
It’s not just a case of how much waste you have! You also need to consider how much room you have on your site and will then need to think about the type of waste you will be disposing of. For example if the waste is heavy (e.g. soil/brick/rubble) then you will be restricted as to how large a skip you can have.
When only a single skip is expected, we strongly believe that it’s better to hire a skip that you may not quite fill, as opposed to ordering a skip which ends up being too small meaning a second skip is then required as a result. In other words it’s better to overestimate than underestimate!
When filling a skip it can only be loaded up to the level of the actual skip itself.
It is important that your site foreman and operatives are aware of this as it is actually against the law for drivers to carry over loaded skips on the highways. Likewise, using boards around the skip in an attempt to increase it’s capacity (known in the trade as ‘greedy boards’) is illegal.
If a driver arrives on site to find an overloaded skip they are likely to turn away and leave without the skip, thus potentially incurring additional transport charges.
Though we try to be as flexible with hire periods as possible, as a general rule the maximum hire period is 7 days.
Of course should your site be an ongoing one where numerous skips are required and exchanged on a regular basis then there is nothing to worry about. If however, you require a skip that is likely to be needed for more than 7 days without exchanges, we request you inform us at the time of ordering as a rental charge may be applicable.
Yes. Though any skip that needs to be sited on a public highway, pavement or council owned verge, first requires permission from the local authority responsible.
Though the charges involved and the length of time it takes an application to be processed varies from council to council, in the vast majority of cases we can arrange the required permit on your behalf. Depending on the local authority in question, application periods can be anything from ‘same day’ to 4 weeks, so when you know that a permit is likely to be required on an upcoming site it is vital that you give us as much notice as possible to avoid any unnecessary delays.
Please also note that as the hirer, the lighting and coning of the skip whilst it is placed on public land is your responsibility, though we are usually able to arrange for the hire of these items on your behalf too.
A standard skip or roll-on-off vehicle usually requires a minimum of 10ft (3.3m) width and approximately 13ft (4m) headroom to safely gain access to a site. If your site access falls a little below these requirements we are able to (in most areas) arrange for smaller skips (depending on waste type) to be delivered on smaller lorries.
If you are in any doubt about the access to your sites, we are here to help, so just ask!
There are certain types of waste that cannot be placed in general waste skips under any circumstances.
Examples of such waste types include (but are not limited to): asbestos, fridges, freezers, batteries, tyres, gas cannisters, paint tins, food waste, fluorescent tubes, liquids, TV sets, computer monitors, plasterboard, electrical items (WEEE), mattresses, tree stumps, tree roots, carpet, vinyl, astroturf, rubber matting & roof felt.
It is vital that you always inform us of exactly what your are intending to dispose of at the time of ordering!
Local area guide
Skip hire in Birmingham
Birmingham is the largest city in the UK outside London, sitting at the centre of the West Midlands with a population of well over a million and a wider metropolitan area of some 2.9 million. It grew from a modest medieval market town into the workshop of the world during the Industrial Revolution, driven by metalworking, jewellery, gunmaking and a culture of small workshops and inventors. That legacy still shapes the city, from the Jewellery Quarter to a canal network that is famously more extensive than that of Venice.
The city centre is anchored by Victoria Square and Centenary Square, with landmarks including the Grade I listed Town Hall, the Council House, the Library of Birmingham and Symphony Hall. The Bullring and Grand Central form one of the largest retail destinations in Europe, dominated by the distinctive disc-clad Selfridges building, while the redeveloped canalside at Brindleyplace and Gas Street Basin has become a hub for bars and restaurants. The Jewellery Quarter, St Paul's Square and Digbeth's creative district each retain a strong industrial character, and the city has more parks than any other European city, including Sutton Park, one of the largest urban parks in Europe.
Birmingham is the transport hub of the country, with New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill stations, HS2 arriving at Curzon Street, and Birmingham Airport serving international routes. The M6, M5, M42 and M40 all converge nearby, and the West Midlands Metro runs from the city centre out to Wolverhampton and Edgbaston. The city is made up of dozens of distinct areas, including Edgbaston, Moseley, Kings Heath, Harborne and Selly Oak to the south, Erdington, Sutton Coldfield and Perry Barr to the north, and Handsworth, Sparkhill, Small Heath, Bordesley Green and Yardley across the inner city.
Housing across Birmingham is enormously varied, from grand Victorian villas in Edgbaston and Moseley to dense back-to-back and terraced streets in Sparkbrook, Aston and Small Heath, interwar semis across Hall Green, Kingstanding and Northfield, and large post-war estates at Castle Vale, Chelmsley Wood and Druids Heath. The city is in the middle of a sustained construction boom, with the Smithfield redevelopment, Paradise scheme, Birmingham Curzon and large-scale residential towers reshaping the centre. Alongside that, the sheer volume of older housing means extensions, loft conversions, HMO conversions and full refurbishments are constant across the suburbs.
With that scale of building activity, skip hire in Birmingham is in continuous demand, whether it's a rear extension in Harborne, a house renovation in Kings Heath, a garden clearance in Sutton Coldfield, a student HMO refit in Selly Oak or a commercial strip-out in Digbeth. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small household clear-out to a major construction project, and because many inner-city streets rely entirely on on-street parking, a skip permit from Birmingham City Council will often be needed where there is no driveway available. Booking a few days ahead helps secure the right size and allows time for any permit to be arranged.
Choose your skip size in Birmingham
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Birmingham.