Skip hire in Brighton, made simple
Serving Brighton for 30+ years. Slide to find the right size, then get a fast, no-obligation quote.
01273-317055Skip hire in Brighton & across East Sussex
We’ve delivered skips across Brighton for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the BN postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Brighton
Do I need a permit?
A skip on your driveway or private land needs no permit. For a public road in Brighton, a permit is required from Brighton & Hove City Council — we arrange it for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Brighton
Brighton household waste recycling centres
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? These are the council tips serving Brighton:
- Hove Recycling Centre — Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7AE. Open Mon–Fri 8am–4.30pm, Sat 8.30am–1.30pm, Sun 10.30am–1.30pm. No vehicles over 3,500kg, no trailers over 1.2m
- Brighton Recycling Centre — Wilson Avenue, Whitehawk, Brighton, BN2 5PA. Open Mon–Fri 8am–4.30pm, Sat–Sun 9am–5pm. No trailers permitted
Brighton & Hove residents only — proof of address required. No booking needed for cars. No commercial or trade waste accepted.
Why choose Select A Skip in Brighton?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most BN postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Brighton and within a 30 mile radius.
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!
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Local area guide
Skip hire in Brighton
Brighton is a seaside city on the Sussex coast, around 50 miles south of London, and together with Hove forms the city of Brighton and Hove, the largest urban area on the south coast. It grew from the fishing village of Brighthelmstone into a fashionable resort in the eighteenth century, when the Prince Regent built the Royal Pavilion, and the arrival of the railway in 1841 turned it into one of the country's most popular seaside destinations. Today Brighton is known for its creative and independent character, its large student population and a thriving digital and media economy.
The city's landmarks include the Royal Pavilion with its distinctive domes and minarets, the Victorian Brighton Palace Pier, the i360 observation tower and the remains of the West Pier just offshore. The Lanes, a maze of narrow streets between the seafront and North Street, is packed with independent shops, jewellers and restaurants, while the North Laine area is the centre of Brighton's alternative and creative scene. The seafront stretches for miles from the Marina in the east through to Hove, with the pebble beach, arches and promenade drawing millions of visitors every year.
Brighton has fast rail links to London Victoria and London Bridge in around an hour, and the A23 and A27 connect it to the M23 and the rest of the south coast. The city is made up of distinct neighbourhoods, including Kemptown and Hanover in the east, the Seven Dials and Preston Park area to the north, Brunswick and Poets' Corner in Hove, and the outer suburbs of Patcham, Withdean, Woodingdean, Moulsecoomb and Portslade. The University of Sussex and University of Brighton, along with the American Express headquarters and a fast-growing tech sector, make it one of the most significant employment centres in the region.
Housing in Brighton is dominated by Regency and Victorian terraces, many of them listed and sitting within conservation areas covering much of the central city and seafront. Further out there are Edwardian and interwar houses in Preston Park and Withdean, and post-war estates in Whitehawk, Moulsecoomb and Bevendean. The combination of older housing stock, high property prices and limited space means renovation, loft conversion and basement work is constant across the city, and the steep, narrow streets in areas like Hanover and the North Laine can make access and site logistics a real consideration.
All of that renovation activity keeps skip hire in Brighton in steady demand, whether it's a full refurbishment of a Regency terrace in Kemptown, a loft conversion in Preston Park, a garden clearance in Patcham or a shopfit in the Lanes. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small domestic clear-out to a large building project, and because so much of central Brighton relies on on-street parking, a skip permit from Brighton and Hove City Council will almost always be needed if the skip has to sit on the road. Booking a few days ahead allows time to sort the permit and make sure the right size is available for the job.
Choose your skip size in Brighton
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Brighton.