Do I need a council permit for a skip bin in the Blue Mountains?

Only when the bin is placed on the road or footway — Blue Mountains City Council takes an Application for skip bin / waste container / shipping container on road or footway. On your own driveway or property a permit is generally not required.

How much does a skip bin permit cost in the Blue Mountains?

On the council's 2026-27 Fees and Charges: $237.00 for a single dwelling or $455.00 for commercial, industrial and multi-dwellings — each includes a non-refundable lodgement fee and covers the application and first week only. Staying longer costs $102.00 per container per week or part thereof.

What if the skip bin stays longer than a week in the Blue Mountains?

The application fee covers the first week only; each further week or part week is charged at the ongoing use fee of $102.00 per container (2026-27).

Skip Bin Permit Blue Mountains City Council

If your skip is going on a road, footpath, nature strip or parking bay in the Blue Mountains City Council area, that is council land and the rules below apply. On your own driveway or property, they generally do not.

Blue Mountains City Council skip bin permit at a glance

Permit needed for public land	Yes
What the council calls it	Application for skip bin / waste container / shipping container on road or footway
Permit fee	Single dwelling $237.00; commercial, industrial and multi-dwellings $455.00 — each includes a non-refundable lodgement fee and covers the application and first week only (2026-27 Fees and Charges)
Staying longer	Ongoing use fee for a waste container approval: $102.00 per container, per week or part thereof (2026-27)

Read from the council's own 2026-2027 Fees and Charges on 3 September 2026. Councils change fees and conditions — check the current Blue Mountains City Council page before you book.

Conditions the council sets

The fee is split between residential ("single dwelling") and commercial/industrial/multi-dwelling placements
The application fee covers the first week only; each further week or part week is charged as an ongoing use fee
The lodgement fee inside the application fee is non-refundable
The council's works-in-a-road-reserve pages carry the application forms for anything placed on the road or footway

How to apply

Applications go through Blue Mountains City Council directly, not through us. Start here or call (02) 4780 5000. Book the bin for a date that gives the permit time to come through, and have your delivery address and dates ready.

Skip bin prices in the Blue Mountains City Council area

Live prices pulled from our booking engine on 3 September 2026: in Katoomba 2780 a 2m³ skip starts from $647 and a 4m³ from $799, with delivery, collection and disposal included.

Katoomba 2780 — 2m³ from $647, 4m³ from $799
Springwood 2777

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A note on what we can and cannot tell you

We hire skip bins; we do not issue permits and we cannot apply on your behalf. The details above are what Blue Mountains City Council published at the time we checked, reproduced so you can plan — the council's own page is always the authority.