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Skip hire in Wilmslow

Wilmslow skips reach all of SK9, from Dean Row to Lindow, and start at £140. Sizes run from a 2 yard mini for a bathroom refit to a 12 yard maxi for a house clearance.

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Skip hire prices in Wilmslow

Guide prices, SK area, ex VAT

Call by 3pm for delivery the next working day, in most areas. Skips in Wilmslow are supplied by a licensed local company. Call us and we’ll confirm your price and book it in.

Skip on the road? Wilmslow road permit, per week £47

Only if the skip goes on the road or pavement. Issued by Cheshire East Council, 2 working days to issue.

Each extension:
£47
Licence period:
7 days
Council permit page

Rules in Wilmslow

  • The licence costs £47 and lasts one week, and you can apply for several weeks at once.
  • The skip company must apply at least 2 working days before the skip goes on the road.
  • An extension takes at least 1 working day to review and needs your licence number.
  • A skip in a parking bay needs a paid parking bay suspension first.
  • Verges adopted by Cheshire East Highways count as highway, so a skip there needs a licence too.

Getting a skip in Wilmslow

Hawthorn Lane in Wilmslow is lined with late Victorian detached and semi-detached houses set well back in long plots. Bollin Hill has detached houses built between 1921 and 1930 in wooded grounds off Styal Road. Both are conservation areas, and parking on both is mixed. If your drive has room, the skip sits there and you need no licence. Measure it first, since an 8 yard large takes far more space than a 4 yard midi.

Every property on Ladyfield Street, Ladyfield Terrace, Mopmakers Green and Bollin Walk is in Wilmslow's zone L resident parking scheme, and Wycliffe Avenue is in zone B. The Victorian terraces and semis on Manchester Road sit on a main road. Without a drive, your skip goes on the road, and the skip company gets a licence at £47 a week. If it has to stand in a parking bay, a bay suspension is applied for and paid first. A 2 yard mini or 4 yard midi takes up the least road space.

The Knutsford tip takes two 50 litre bags of DIY rubble free, which beats a skip for a small patio repair. For a bigger job, a 6 yard builders skip is the largest size for heavy soil and rubble. On Cumber Lane, most of the planned new homes come with a driveway as well as street parking. There, your skip can go on the drive without a licence.

Nearest tip to Wilmslow

  • Tip8.4 km away

    Knutsford

    off Mobberley Rd (B5085), Shaw Heath, Knutsford WA16 8HT

    Open
    8.30am to 4pm (October to March); 8.30am to 6pm (April to September)
    Takes
    Household waste and recycling
    Bring
    Our household waste recycling centres can accept waste from your household in Cheshire East.
    Vans
    A household waste permit is needed if you drive a van, pickup or commercial type 4x4, or use a trailer between 1.5 and 3.5 metres long. Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes GVW are not allowed.
    Trailers
    Trailers over 2.5 metres can only be taken at Pyms Lane in Crewe and Danes Moss in Macclesfield, so not Knutsford. No trailers over 3.5 metres are allowed at any site.
    Charges
    Rubble £0 two 50l rubble bags or one bulky item
  • Tip10.9 km away

    Macclesfield

    off the A536 Macclesfield to Congleton Road, Gawsworth, Macclesfield SK11 9QP

    Open
    8.30am to 4pm (October to March); 8.30am to 6pm (April to September)
    Closed
    We cannot take asbestos at Danes Moss Macclesfield while the site is being repaired. We cannot take plasterboard at Danes Moss Macclesfield while the site is being repaired.
    Takes
    Our household waste recycling centres can accept waste from your household in Cheshire East including: asbestos; plasterboard; rubble.
    Doesn't take
    We cannot accept tyres.
    Vans
    You will need a household waste permit to dispose of your household waste if you drive a van, pickup, commercial type 4x4
    Phone
    01625 421290

Other ways to get rid of it in Wilmslow

For one or two items, the council is often cheaper than a skip. Here’s how they compare.

Fly-tipping in Wilmslow

3,784 incidents reported across the Cheshire East Council area in 2024-25, about 9 per 1,000 people.

Council-wide figures, not just Wilmslow.

Nobody wants fly-tipping in Wilmslow. Whoever takes your waste, make sure they’re a licensed waste carrier. The skip companies on this site all are.

By law you’re responsible for your waste even after it’s collected. If it’s dumped and traced back to you, you can be fined.

Report fly-tipping to Cheshire East Council

Source: Defra ENV24, fly-tipping incidents reported by local authorities in England, 2024-25.

Questions

Do I need a permit for a skip in Wilmslow?
Only if it goes on the road, pavement or an adopted verge. The skip company applies to Cheshire East for a licence at £47 a week, at least 2 working days ahead. A skip put out without one costs a charge on top of the application fee.
Can a skip go outside my house on Ladyfield Street?
It can, with a road licence. Ladyfield Street is in Wilmslow's zone L resident parking scheme, along with Ladyfield Terrace, Mopmakers Green and Bollin Walk. If the skip has to sit in a parking bay, a paid bay suspension is needed first.
Will two bags of SK9 patio rubble go to the Knutsford tip?
They will, at no charge. Knutsford takes small amounts of DIY rubble, two 50 litre bags or one bulky item. Drive a van, pickup or commercial 4x4 and you need a household waste permit first. For a whole patio, a 2 yard mini or 4 yard midi is easier.
Should three old chairs from a Dean Row house go to the council?
The council's bulky collection suits one to three items, at £50.84. Cheshire East collects within 20 working days of payment, so plan ahead. If you're clearing a whole room in Dean Row too, a 4 yard midi takes the chairs and everything else at once.
What size skip fits a Hawthorn Lane house clearance?
A 12 yard maxi suits clearing one of Hawthorn Lane's detached or semi-detached houses. They sit well back in long plots, but parking is mixed, so check your drive has room. On your own land the skip needs no licence.

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