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Chelmsford · CM1, CM2, CM3

Site Clearance in Chelmsford

We clear sites across Chelmsford and CM1, CM2, CM3 before a build, a sale or a handover. Vegetation, rubble, timber, scrap and rubbish, loaded by our crew or lifted by the grab.

25 min from our yardWithin a day or twoLicensed waste carrierFree estimate

Site Clearance estimate for Chelmsford

A few taps about the job and a photo or two, and we can usually price it without a visit.

The job

Site Clearance: about the job

One estimate covering labour, vehicles and disposal. Tell us what's on site and how we get in.

What's on site?
What kind of site?
Can a lorry get onto the site?
Do you have people on site to load?
Any suspected asbestos?

If we find it, we report it and leave it for a licensed contractor.

Do you need any digging, footings or drainage?
Do you need waste transfer notes for planning conditions?
Photos that help us price it
  • The whole site
  • The entrance and access
  • Close-ups of each heap
  • Anything overhead

Up to 12. No photo to hand? Send the form and WhatsApp them to 07854 266268.

Your details

So we can email your estimate.

Address of the job

House number and street.

Flat, building or estate, if there is one.

Who is it for?

Timing and how to reach you

When do you need it?
Morning or afternoon?
How should we send the price?
Best time to reach you
How did you hear about us?

By sending this you agree to our privacy notice.

No obligation and nothing to pay. We come back with an estimate based on your answers and photos, usually the same working day. If the job turns out different from what you described (more waste, or harder access), we agree any change with you before we start. We only use your details to price and arrange the job.

Site Clearance prices in Chelmsford

We send a free estimate after photos or a site visit, covering our labour, vehicles and disposal. If the site turns out different on the day, with more waste or harder access than described, we agree any change with you before we start. Got your own labour on site? Wait and load and grab hire can be booked online at set prices. Get a price.

How we price site clearance →

Site Clearance in Chelmsford: what to know

Chelmsford's a steady patch for us: extensions in Old Moulsham, new-builds at Beaulieu Park, and ongoing commercial collections in the city centre.

New building is concentrated in the Chelmsford Garden Community to the north-east, which takes in Beaulieu and Channels: more than 10,000 homes are planned in total, several thousand already have permission, and Beaulieu Park station opened there in October 2025. Near the centre, City Park West has replaced a former university campus. Older districts such as Old Moulsham and Springfield typically attract loft conversions and rear extensions. A 7.5-tonne weight limit covers the High Street, Moulsham Street, Springfield Road and New Street unless a permit is held, which affects skip lorries serving central sites.

Access decides the method. For shops and offices in the centre we collect before opening, because loading bays are restricted through the day. Send photos of the site and its entrance and we'll say which vehicle we'd bring to Chelmsford: the caged truck with a crew, or the grab lorry for soil and hardcore.

You get a waste transfer note for every load that leaves, which developers, agents and planning conditions from Chelmsford City Council often ask for. Suspected asbestos is left in place and reported to you.

Half an hour up the A130. We work Chelmsford weekly, so same-day wait and load and clearances are usually possible if you book before 11am. Item collections come on our Tuesday and Thursday rounds, and skips, skip bags and the grab from the next working day.

Typical Chelmsford jobs. Office clearances in CM2, garden waste collections across the suburbs, builder's waste pickups on the new developments north of the city.

Local knowledge: Chelmsford

Site Clearance across Chelmsford

Postcodes
CM1, CM2, CM3
From our yard
Chelmsford is 25 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A130. Small site clearances are often done within a day or two of booking; anything needing plant once we've seen the site.
We cover
Bond Street, High Chelmer, The Meadows Shopping Centre, Chelmsford Cathedral, Hylands Park, Springfield, Great Baddow and Moulsham
Access
Everything from Victorian terraces in Moulsham and Old Moulsham with tight on-street parking, to large 1960s-90s estates (Springfield, Chelmer Village, Great Baddow) with driveways, city-centre apartment blocks, and big new-build developments at Beaulieu and Channels where site rules and unfinished roads affect deliveries.
Council
Chelmsford City Council · about 110,625 residents

Nearest tip to Chelmsford

Site
Chelmsford Recycling Centre, Drovers Way, Chelmsford, CM2 5PH
Hours
1 Mar-15 Oct 9am-5pm daily; 16 Oct-end Feb 9am-4pm daily
Rules
Every visit has to be booked in advance, cars included. Vans, pick-ups and trailers are accepted there with a booking.

Site Clearance in Chelmsford: your questions

How much does site clearance cost in Chelmsford?

Each site gets a free estimate after photos or a visit, covering our labour, vehicles and disposal. If the site turns out different on the day, with more material or harder access than described, we agree any change with you before we start. If you have your own labour on site, wait and load is £180 to £540 by the truck load, and heavy material by grab is from £200 for a half load of soil.

How soon can you start on a site in Chelmsford?

Small clearances are often done within a day or two of booking. Anything needing plant is scheduled once we've seen the site.

Which areas near Chelmsford do you cover?

All of Chelmsford (CM1, CM2, CM3) plus South Woodham Ferrers, Ingatestone, Billericay and Wickford. See every area we cover.

Site Clearance in Chelmsford: a free estimate the same day

Chelmsford (CM1, CM2, CM3). Tell us where and what, and we price it.

Google reviews

5.0 from 65 Google reviews

★★★★★

“Couldn’t ask for a better service. Great communication and couldn’t be more helpful. We had a fridge freezer and garden waste which was removed with great efficiency. Would highly recommend.”

Lauren O. · Google review, 2025
★★★★★

“Very good service. We had a big pile of timber panels from old sheds. They picked them all up and left the place tidy.”

John B. · Google review, 2024
★★★★★

“Big thank you to Levi for carrying out some collection services for us, we have been in the process of moving house for a few weeks and the team have been super flexible with dates keep changing etc. Came and took everything we needed, was super speedy and Levi was very friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend for anyone needing their services 👍🏼”

Aaron C. · Google review, December 2025

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