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Skip Permits in Caernarfon
Gwynedd Council is the highways authority for Caernarfon. If your skip will sit on the road, pavement or verge, a skip licence is needed under the Highways Act 1980. A skip on your own driveway or private land does not need one.
| Who applies | The skip hire company or the person placing the skip, through the council's self-service portal. We handle it when you book. |
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| Cost | £74 per skip per month, non-refundable. Extensions are also £74 per month. |
| Notice needed | At least 5 working days before the skip is placed |
| Maximum skip size | 5m by 2m |
| Siting | Agreed with a council officer, parallel to the kerb, and at least 15m from a junction unless approved |
| Lighting and guarding | Yellow end markings, at least 4 cones, and amber lamps lit from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise |
| Insurance | Public liability cover of at least £10 million |
| Without a licence | £74 plus £129 per month |
| Contact | Galw Gwynedd, 01766 771000 |
The skip must be emptied and removed within 2 working days of being filled. Tell us your postcode and we will confirm what is needed before delivery.
Nearest Recycling Centre to Caernarfon
Caergylchu is Gwynedd Council's recycling centre in Caernarfon.
| Site | Caergylchu, Cibyn Industrial Estate, Caernarfon, LL55 2BD |
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| Opening hours | Monday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm |
| Booking | Required. Book online or call 01766 771000. |
| Vans | A Recycling Centre Van Permit is needed from the council |
With a slot to book and a permit for vans, a skip is often easier. We deliver it to your door and collect it when full.
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Caernarfon 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!
Choose your skip size in Caernarfon
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Caernarfon.
Local area guide
Skip hire in Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, sitting on the Menai Strait where the River Seiont meets the sea, with a population of around 10,000. It is one of the most strongly Welsh-speaking towns in the country, with a very high proportion of first-language speakers, and it serves as the administrative centre of Gwynedd. The Romans built the fort of Segontium on the hill above the town in AD 77, which remained in use for over three centuries, and the site is one of the most significant Roman remains in Wales.
Caernarfon Castle is the town's overwhelming presence — the greatest of Edward I's Welsh fortresses, begun in 1283 with polygonal towers and banded masonry deliberately evoking the walls of Constantinople, a statement of imperial power over a conquered people. It forms part of the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the almost complete circuit of medieval town walls that still encloses the old town. Edward's son, the future Edward II, was born here in 1284, and the castle has since hosted the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1911 and 1969.
The walled town within is a tight grid of narrow streets around Palace Street and Castle Square, with a strong independent retail and pub culture and a lively Welsh-language social life. The Royal Welch Fusiliers museum sits inside the castle, and the Welsh Highland Railway — the longest heritage railway in Wales — runs from Caernarfon through the Aberglaslyn Pass to Porthmadog, a spectacular narrow-gauge line through the heart of Eryri. Victoria Dock and the Slate Quay reflect the town's role exporting Dinorwig slate.
Caernarfon sits on the A487 and A4085, with Bangor around ten miles north-east on the A55 North Wales Expressway providing the nearest mainline station and links to Chester and Holyhead. Eryri National Park begins immediately inland, with Snowdon around ten miles away, and Anglesey lies across the Strait. Neighbouring communities include Y Felinheli, Bontnewydd, Llanrug, Waunfawr, Bethel and Llanberis.
Housing in Caernarfon ranges from Georgian and Victorian property within and around the town walls — much of it listed and covered by World Heritage Site and conservation area designations — to Victorian terraces built for quarry and dock workers in Twthill and Sgubor Goch, interwar and post-war council estates, and modern development on the outskirts. Property is affordable by UK standards, though the wider Gwynedd pressures of second homes and holiday lets bear on the surrounding coastal and Eryri communities more than on the town itself, where the housing market remains predominantly local.