Are Businesses allowed to do have a skip in the road permanently?

[Tomataheeed 10]

A plumber in our road has a skip permanently in our road so he can dispose of rubbish generated from jobs he does all over the city. Is he allowed to do this...I thought businesses had to take rubbish to the tip and pay to dispose of it.

[tinfoilhat 11]

Not necessarily. If he wants to hire a skip instead of paying to go to the tip (if it works out cheaper) I don't think that's a problem. However I'm surprised that a skip hire company will leave it on a road indefinitely. If it was on a driveway I've found them to be much more flexible compared with a public highway.

[damo 10]

If a permit has been applied for to position it on the public highway than this is perfectly fine.

 

What he is probably doing is paying £X for the skip, filling it, getting them to pick it up and then paying £X for an empty skip to take its place once the full one has been removed.

 

As long as each skip has a permit and lights (if applicable) then it is OK and not much you can do about it.

 

You generally pay per skip and not per week.

[Tomataheeed 10]

Hmmm...I was afraid this would be the answer. Looks like we're stuck with a skip permanently then. Anyone know where I can find the rules to find out for certain?

 

It seems fairly inconsiderate in a street of terraced houses with little parking....plus its always outside the house of an elderly couple....they can't be happy with their view !

Edited February 1, 2012 by Tomataheeed

[damo 10]

Hmmm...I was afraid this would be the answer. Looks like we're stuck with a skip permanently then. Anyone know where I can find the rules to find out for certain?

 

It seems fairly inconsiderate in a street of terraced houses with little parking....plus its always outside the house of an elderly couple....they can't be happy with their view !

 

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/about/transport-and-highways/reg-and-co-ord/skips.html

[Tomataheeed 10]

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/about/transport-and-highways/reg-and-co-ord/skips.html

 

Thanks for this....called the number, they aren't allowed to do it. Its called a "waste transfer station" and its not allowed. Now the dilema is whether to tell the neighbour or not....

[medusa 16]

You don't have to tell the neighbour yourself- the council will do it once they are informed officially that the skip is illegal

 

Then he may wonder but he won't know who amongst his neighbours has reported the skip.

[Muldoon 10]

You don't have to tell the neighbour yourself- the council will do it once they are informed officially that the skip is illegal

 

Then he may wonder but he won't know who amongst his neighbours has reported the skip.

 

Grassed him up you mean

[bus man 10]

Thought there was a maximum time sckips would be there - contact sheffield council they will enfore it if its wrong .

[hellabobby 10]

How does he get the rubbish from his jobs to the skip?

You need a license to transport rubbish. Also the skip, in my opinion, becomes a transfer station when you bring rubbish to it from elsewhere , which also needs a licence

[gravity426 10]

I would be interested to know who has liability for the rubbish that gets blown from skips after a high wind. We are on a street with several renovations taking place which means several skips, after the winds last month the street was a tip, literally.

 

We picked the rubbish up around our property but those who actually caused it didn't seem to mind

[Tomataheeed 10]

How does he get the rubbish from his jobs to the skip?

You need a license to transport rubbish. Also the skip, in my opinion, becomes a transfer station when you bring rubbish to it from elsewhere , which also needs a licence

 

He just empties his van into the skip after each job.