Skip hire in Nottingham, made simple
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01158-320002Skip hire in Nottingham & across Nottinghamshire
We’ve delivered skips across Nottingham for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the NG postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Nottingham
Do I need a permit?
A skip on your driveway or private land needs no permit. For a public road in Nottingham, a permit is required from Nottingham City Council — we arrange it for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Nottingham
Nottingham household waste recycling centres
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? These are the council tips serving Nottingham:
- Lenton Household Waste and Recycling Centre — Redfield Road, Lenton Industrial Estate, Nottingham, NG7 2UJ. Opening hours are seasonal: 8am–4pm January–February and November–December, 8am–6pm March and October, 8am–8pm April–September. Nottingham City residents only.
This site is for use by Nottingham City residents only (not surrounding county districts) – you may be asked to produce your driving licence as proof of residency on arrival. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Check nottinghamcity.gov.uk for current hours.
Why choose Select A Skip in Nottingham?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most NG postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Nottingham 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 Nottingham
Nottingham is a city in the East Midlands, sitting on the River Trent around 110 miles north of London, with a population of around 330,000 and a wider urban area of well over 700,000. It grew up around a Norman castle built on a sandstone outcrop and became a major centre for lace making, textiles and, later, industry — Raleigh bicycles, Boots the Chemist and John Player tobacco all began here. The city is known worldwide through the legend of Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest, and it remains one of the most important commercial and cultural centres in the Midlands.
The city centre is built around the Old Market Square, one of the largest public squares in the country, overlooked by the domed Council House. Nottingham Castle sits on its rock above the city, with the caves beneath — a network of hundreds of man-made sandstone caves — running under much of the centre. Other landmarks include Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, one of several pubs claiming to be England's oldest, the Grade I listed St Mary's Church in the Lace Market, Wollaton Hall and its deer park, and the Nottingham Contemporary gallery. The city has two universities, giving it one of the largest student populations in the UK.
Nottingham is well connected, with Nottingham station offering services to London St Pancras in around an hour and a half, along with routes to Birmingham, Sheffield and Leeds. The M1 runs to the west of the city, East Midlands Airport is around 12 miles away, and the Nottingham Express Transit tram network runs from Hucknall and Phoenix Park through the centre to Clifton and Toton. The city's neighbourhoods include West Bridgford, Beeston, Sherwood, Mapperley, Carlton and Wollaton in the more established suburbs, along with Lenton, Radford, Hyson Green, Sneinton, Bulwell, Clifton and The Meadows.
Housing across Nottingham reflects that history, with Victorian terraces in Lenton, Radford, Sneinton and Hyson Green, substantial villas in Mapperley Park and The Park Estate, interwar semis in Wollaton, Sherwood and Carlton, and large post-war estates at Clifton, Bilborough and Bestwood. The huge student population means a very high concentration of HMOs in Lenton, Dunkirk and Beeston, which are refurbished frequently. The city centre and waterfront have also seen sustained regeneration, including the Broad Marsh redevelopment, the Island Quarter and new build-to-rent schemes.
That mix of student housing turnover, suburban improvement work and centre-city development keeps skip hire in Nottingham consistently busy, whether it's an HMO refit in Lenton, a rear extension in West Bridgford, a garden clearance in Wollaton, a full renovation in Sherwood or a commercial strip-out near the Lace Market. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small household clear-out to a large building project, and because many of Nottingham's terraced streets have no off-road parking, a skip permit from Nottingham City Council will often be needed where the skip has to sit on the highway. Booking a few days ahead helps secure the right size and gives time for any permit to be arranged.
Choose your skip size in Nottingham
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Nottingham.