Skip hire in Plymouth, made simple
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01752-590074Skip hire in Plymouth & across Devon
We’ve delivered skips across Plymouth for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the PL postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Plymouth
Do I need a permit?
A skip on your driveway or private land needs no permit. For a public road in Plymouth, a permit is required from Plymouth City Council — we arrange it for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Plymouth
Plymouth household waste recycling centres
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? These are the council tips serving Plymouth:
- Chelson Meadow Recycling Centre — The Ride, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 7JA. Open 7 days a week (check plymouth.gov.uk for current hours). Booking required for vans, trailers and non-household DIY waste (soil, rubble, plasterboard, asbestos).
- Weston Mill Recycling Centre — North Prospect Road, Plymouth, PL5 2AR. Open 7 days a week (check plymouth.gov.uk for current hours). No vans or trailers permitted at this site.
Both centres are for Plymouth residents only and you must provide proof of your Plymouth address. Vans and larger trailers need a permit or advance booking (Weston Mill does not accept vans or trailers at all). Check plymouth.gov.uk/recycling-centres for current opening hours, permit rules and to book a slot. No commercial or trade waste is accepted.
Why choose Select A Skip in Plymouth?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most PL postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Plymouth 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 Plymouth
Plymouth is a port city in Devon, sitting on the south coast between the Rivers Plym and Tamar, with a population of around 265,000 — the largest city on the south coast west of Southampton. Its history is inseparable from the sea: Francis Drake sailed from here to circumnavigate the globe and to meet the Spanish Armada, the Pilgrim Fathers departed for America from the Mayflower Steps in 1620, and Devonport has been one of the Royal Navy's principal bases since the seventeenth century. Devonport Dockyard remains the largest naval base in Western Europe and a major local employer.
Plymouth Hoe is the city's best-known open space, a broad clifftop overlooking Plymouth Sound with Smeaton's Tower, the red and white lighthouse relocated from the Eddystone reef, as its centrepiece. The Barbican district survived the Blitz and retains cobbled streets, Elizabethan buildings and the harbour, alongside the Royal Citadel and the National Marine Aquarium. The city centre itself was almost entirely rebuilt after wartime bombing to Sir Patrick Abercrombie's plan, giving Plymouth one of the most complete post-war city centres in the country, now Grade II listed in parts. The Box, opened in 2020, brought together the city's museum, archive and gallery collections.
Plymouth is well connected by rail, with Plymouth station offering services to London Paddington in around three and a half hours and to Exeter, Bristol and Cornwall, and by road via the A38 Devon Expressway linking to the M5 at Exeter. Brittany Ferries operate routes to France and Spain from Millbay. The city's neighbourhoods include Stoke, Peverell, Mannamead and Mutley closer to the centre, Plymstock, Plympton and Elburton to the east, Devonport, Stonehouse and Keyham to the west, and Ernesettle, Southway, Estover and Whitleigh to the north.
Housing across Plymouth ranges from Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Mutley, Peverell, Stoke and Greenbank to substantial villas in Mannamead, interwar semis in Plympton and Higher Compton, and extensive post-war estates at Whitleigh, Ernesettle, Efford and Southway built to rehouse those displaced by the Blitz. The University of Plymouth supports a large student and HMO market around Mutley and Greenbank. Much of the post-war housing stock is now at an age where full refurbishments, rewires, re-roofs and window replacements are routine, and the city has ongoing regeneration at Millbay, Devonport and the Derriford area.
That combination of period renovation, ageing post-war stock and rental turnover keeps skip hire in Plymouth in steady demand, whether it's a full house refurbishment in Stoke, a rear extension in Plympton, an HMO refit in Mutley, a garden clearance in Plymstock or a unit strip-out on one of the industrial estates at Estover or Langage. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small domestic clear-out to a large building project, and because many of Plymouth's terraced streets are steep, narrow and reliant on on-street parking, a permit from Plymouth 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 allows time for any permit to be arranged.
Choose your skip size in Plymouth
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Plymouth.