Roll on Roll Off in South Ockendon
South Ockendon 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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South Ockendon sits just outside the M25 on the western edge of Thurrock and is dominated by large post-war estates, including the Flowers Estate built by the Greater London Council, with newer housing at Brandon Groves on the old hospital site and on the former Ford factory site off Arisdale Avenue.
Current building in South Ockendon is largely council-led infill: 33 affordable homes at Broxburn Drive, 11 council homes on garage sites in Anton Road, proposals at West Road, and a scheme of 173 homes put forward for the Culver Centre site on Daiglen Drive. The former car-plant site on Arisdale Avenue has been redeveloped with about 650 homes. Refurbishment on the Flowers Estate has to allow for its large-panel concrete construction. Permit parking applies on some closes on weekdays between 10am and 3pm, which is worth checking before a skip goes on the road.
RoRo containers need hard standing and about 40 feet of straight access for the hook-loader. Around South Ockendon that usually means a yard, a compound or a car park: Flowers Estate and South Road are the kind of sites they suit. Terraced streets with resident parking are routine: the truck stops in the road for a few minutes while it's loaded.
They can't go on the public road: licences from Thurrock Council cover builders' skips only. A RoRo always sits on private land.
Local knowledge: South Ockendon
Roll on Roll Off across South Ockendon
- Postcodes
- RM15
- From our yard
- South Ockendon is 30 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A132 south to the A13 at Pitsea, A13 west, then the B1335 Stifford Road. RoRo containers are usually delivered two to three working days after you agree the estimate.
- We cover
- Derwent Parade, Flowers Estate, Brandon Groves, Belhus, Ockendon station, Arisdale Avenue, South Road and The Green and St Nicholas Church
- Access
- The post-war estates are mainly terraces and low-rise flats, many with shared parking areas and garage blocks rather than private drives, so skip position and vehicle access need checking street by street; the newer developments have allocated bays and tighter estate roads.
- Council
- Thurrock Council · about 22,440 residents
Nearest tip to South Ockendon
- Site
- Linford Household Waste and Recycling Centre, Buckingham Hill Road, Linford, SS17 0PP
- Hours
- Open every day 8am to 4pm all year (gates shut 15 minutes before closing). Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday; New Year's Eve 8am to 12 noon.
- Rules
- No booking is needed, but the site is for Thurrock residents only and proof of address is required; trade waste is refused. Small vans and single-axle trailers under 1.8m need a council permit (6 visits a year, or 2 for a hired vehicle), trailers are only admitted on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and larger vehicles such as Ford Transits, Luton vans, tippers, flatbeds and minibuses are not allowed in. Alternative: Linford is the only household waste site in Thurrock and is on the far side of the borough from South Ockendon (roughly 8 miles by road). Essex County Council centres are restricted to residents of the Essex County Council area, so Thurrock households cannot use them.
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Roll on Roll Off in South Ockendon: your questions
Can a RoRo go on the road in South Ockendon?
No. They're too large for a highway licence from Thurrock Council. They need private land with hard standing and straight access for the lorry.
How soon can you deliver a RoRo to South Ockendon?
Usually within two to three working days of you agreeing the estimate. South Ockendon is 30 minutes from our Wickford yard.
Which areas near South Ockendon do you cover?
All of South Ockendon (RM15) plus Upminster, Grays, Rainham and Hornchurch. See every area we cover.
Roll on Roll Off in South Ockendon: a free estimate the same day
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