Skip Hire in Maldon
We deliver skips across Maldon (CM9). Pick a size, choose a delivery day, and if it's going on the road we sort the Essex County Council licence for you.
Every skip size in Maldon, priced
Every price includes delivery to Maldon, collection, 10 days' hire, disposal and VAT. On the road in Maldon, Essex County Council licenses skips of up to 6 yards; anything bigger stands on a driveway or private land. Ask for the permit price · Which size do I need?
Skip Hire in Maldon: what to know
Maldon is a market town on the Blackwater estuary with a historic High Street running down to Hythe Quay and large new estates being built along Limebrook Way and Wycke Hill as part of the South Maldon Garden Suburb. Heybridge, across the river, adds trade and industrial premises around The Causeway.
Large-scale building around Maldon is concentrated in two garden suburbs: the south Maldon sites at Wycke Hill, planned for about 1,000 homes, and Westcombe Park at Heybridge, with more than 1,000. In the old town, work is mainly refurbishment and extension of period houses, and in parts of the conservation area Article 4 Directions mean that certain works normally permitted need planning permission. The narrow streets off the High Street, the gradients of Market Hill and Cromwell Hill and the unmade surface of Lodge Road all constrain where skip lorries can go.
Does a skip in Maldon need a permit? Not on your own drive or land. On the road, pavement or verge it does. Essex County Council, through Essex Highways, issues skip licences for Maldon; Maldon District Council does not. Only the skip company can apply, so we do it for you. The council publishes no fixed turnaround, so allow at least a week. Size limit on the road: maximum 6-yard skip on the highway; anything bigger needs a driveway or private land. Enquire online and we'll confirm the permit price for your street before you book.
Will a skip fit? On the terraced streets there's rarely a drive to put a skip on and parking is tight, so the choice is a road licence or a one-visit collection. If you're not sure, send us a photo of the spot. Where a skip won't go, a wait and load in Maldon costs about the same and needs no permit.
Local knowledge: Maldon
Skip Hire across Maldon
- Postcodes
- CM9
- From our yard
- Maldon is 30 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A132 and A130 north to the A414, then east through Danbury. Skips are delivered the next working day.
- We cover
- Maldon High Street, Hythe Quay, Promenade Park, Fullbridge, The Causeway, Heybridge, Limebrook Way and Wycke Hill Business Park
- Access
- The centre has narrow side streets, older terraces and limited parking, so a skip there usually needs an Essex Highways licence; the post-war and new-build estates to the south and west have driveways but tighter estate roads.
- Council
- Maldon District Council · about 14,938 residents
Nearest tip to Maldon
- Site
- Maldon Recycling Centre, Park Drive, Maldon, CM9 5UR
- Hours
- 1 March to 15 October: 9am to 5pm every day. 16 October to end of February: 9am to 4pm every day. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day; shuts at 1pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
- Rules
- Every visit by vehicle must be booked in advance (free) and the site is for residents of the Essex County Council area, who may be asked for proof of address. Maldon is one of the sites that accepts vans, pick-ups and large trailers, on a separate van booking slot.
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Skip Hire in Maldon: your questions
Do I need a skip permit in Maldon?
Only if the skip goes on the public highway. Essex County Council, through Essex Highways, issues skip licences for Maldon; Maldon District Council does not, and we apply on your behalf. On a driveway, no permit is needed. Enquire online and we'll confirm the permit price for your street before you book.
How quickly can you deliver a skip to Maldon?
Driveway skips are delivered the next working day. Road skips wait for the licence, which takes at least a week from Essex County Council.
Can I take the waste to the tip instead?
Maldon Recycling Centre is the nearest recycling centre. Every visit by vehicle must be booked in advance (free) and the site is for residents of the Essex County Council area, who may be asked for proof of address. Maldon is one of the sites that accepts vans, pick-ups and large trailers, on a separate van booking slot. For anything over a car boot's worth, a skip or a collection is quicker.
Which areas near Maldon do you cover?
All of Maldon (CM9) plus Witham, Tiptree, South Woodham Ferrers and Chelmsford. See every area we cover.
Skip Hire in Maldon, booked in 60 seconds
Maldon (CM9), delivered the next working day.