Roll on Roll Off in Harwich
Harwich commercial sites, warehouses and developments use RoRo skips for bulk waste. Delivered on a hook-loader and exchanged as often as you need.
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Harwich sits at the tip of a peninsula at the mouth of the Stour and Orwell, with narrow streets in the old town, Victorian terraces in Dovercourt and port-related industry at Parkeston and Harwich International Port. The local tip at Dovercourt takes cars only, closes on Thursdays and Fridays and does not accept DIY waste or rubble.
Refurbishment dominates building work in Harwich and Dovercourt, where much of the housing is Victorian or older. The Harwich conservation area, first designated in 1969, and the Lower Dovercourt conservation area, designated in 1986, bring tighter control over external changes, and the narrow lanes between Church Street and West Street leave little room for a skip or lorry. Dovercourt town centre is being reshaped with public realm works along Kingsway, the Orwell Place car park on the former Starlings site and new housing planned at Milton Road. A 100-home estate has been built off Low Road.
RoRo containers need hard standing and about 40 feet of straight access for the hook-loader. Around Harwich that usually means a yard, a compound or a car park: Parkeston, Harwich International Port and Harwich Quay are the kind of sites they suit. Units on the trading estates get early or after-hours collections, so the yard and loading bays stay clear in working time.
They can't go on the public road: licences from Essex County Council cover builders' skips only. A RoRo always sits on private land.
Local knowledge: Harwich
Roll on Roll Off across Harwich
- Postcodes
- CO12
- From our yard
- Harwich is about 65 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A130, A12, then A120. RoRo containers are usually delivered two to three working days after you agree the estimate.
- We cover
- Dovercourt, Upper Dovercourt, Parkeston, Harwich International Port, Bathside, Harwich Quay, Main Road and Dovercourt High Street
- Access
- Narrow streets of period houses in old Harwich, Victorian and Edwardian terraces with on-street parking in Dovercourt, and post-war estates and bungalows in Upper Dovercourt.
- Council
- Tendring District Council · about 18,798 residents
Nearest tip to Harwich
- Site
- Dovercourt Recycling Centre, West End Lane, Dovercourt, CO12 3SF
- Hours
- 9am to 5pm from 1 March to 15 October, 9am to 4pm from 16 October to the end of February. Closed every Thursday and Friday, and on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
- Rules
- Every car visit must be booked in advance (Blue Badge holders, pedestrians and cyclists are exempt). Cars only: vans, pick-ups and large trailers are not accepted, and the site does not take DIY waste or rubble. Alternative: The nearest site that takes booked vans and household DIY waste is Clacton Recycling Centre, Rush Green Road, CO16 7BL, about 18 miles away. Lawford Recycling Centre (Greensmill, about 12 miles) is cars only with no DIY waste and is closed Wednesday and Thursday.
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Roll on Roll Off in Harwich: your questions
Can a RoRo go on the road in Harwich?
No. They're too large for a highway licence from Essex County Council. They need private land with hard standing and straight access for the lorry.
How soon can you deliver a RoRo to Harwich?
Usually within two to three working days of you agreeing the estimate. Harwich is about 65 minutes from our Wickford yard.
Which areas near Harwich do you cover?
All of Harwich (CO12) plus Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester, Tiptree and Witham. See every area we cover.
Roll on Roll Off in Harwich: a free estimate the same day
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