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Skip Permits in Ludlow
If your skip has to go on a road in Ludlow, Shropshire Council requires a permit to place a builder's skip on the highway. Applications are only accepted from the skip hire company, so we arrange it for you.
| Who applies | The skip hire company. The council does not accept applications from the public |
|---|---|
| Fee | £160 (council fees for 2026/27). A permit extension is £150 |
| Notice needed | Application received at least ten working days before the permit is required |
| Embargo periods | Christmas period, the ten days around Good Friday and Flower Show week in August. Only emergency works are allowed then |
| Apply | Online form, then payment by phone. Council contact 0345 678 9006 |
A skip on your own driveway or private land does not need a highway permit.
Nearest Recycling Centre to Ludlow
Shropshire Council does not list a recycling centre in Ludlow itself. The nearest one on its list is Craven Arms.
| Address | Craven Arms Household Recycling Centre, Long Lane, Craven Arms, SY7 8DU |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | 9am to 5pm every day |
| Trade waste | Not accepted. Bringing business waste is an offence under Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
| DIY waste limit | No more than 0.5 cubic metres per month, about a small car boot |
| Asbestos | Contact the council before bringing household asbestos |
For larger clearances a skip is the simpler option.
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Ludlow 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 Ludlow
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Ludlow.
Local area guide
Skip hire in Ludlow
Ludlow is a market town in south Shropshire, sitting above the River Teme around 28 miles south of Shrewsbury, with a population of around 11,000. It was founded around 1085 as a planned Norman town beside a newly built castle, laid out on a grid that survives almost intact — one of the best-preserved medieval planned towns in England. Ludlow has nearly 500 listed buildings, an exceptional concentration, and Sir John Betjeman called it probably the loveliest town in England.
Ludlow Castle was one of the most important strongholds in the Welsh Marches and became the seat of the Council of the Marches, effectively the government of Wales and the border counties for nearly two centuries. The Princes in the Tower, Edward V and his brother, spent time here before their disappearance in 1483, and Prince Arthur, Henry VIII's elder brother, died at the castle in 1502 months after marrying Catherine of Aragon — an event that redirected English history entirely. Milton's masque Comus was first performed in the castle in 1634.
The town's architecture is remarkable. The Feathers Hotel, a Jacobean timber-framed building of 1619, has been described as the most handsome inn in the world, and Broad Street, running down to the medieval Broad Gate — the only survivor of the town's seven gates — is often called the finest street in England. St Laurence's Church, one of the largest parish churches in the country, has a 135-foot tower and a celebrated set of misericords; A.E. Housman's ashes are buried in its churchyard.
Ludlow became internationally known for food. It was the first town in Britain to join the Cittaslow slow food movement, and in the 1990s and 2000s it held three Michelin-starred restaurants simultaneously — extraordinary for a town of its size. The Ludlow Food Festival, founded in 1995, pioneered the British food festival and draws tens of thousands each September.
The town sits on the A49 with Ludlow station on the Welsh Marches Line giving services to Shrewsbury, Hereford and Cardiff. The Shropshire Hills National Landscape surrounds it, with the Clee Hills, Wenlock Edge and the Long Mynd close by. Housing ranges from medieval timber-framed and Georgian property in the walled town — heavily listed and tightly controlled — to Victorian terraces, interwar and post-war housing at Sandpits and Rockspring, and modern development on the edges, with values well above the Shropshire average.