Do I need a permit for a skip bin in the City of Melville?

Yes, when the bin goes on the verge or road reserve: the City requires an Application to Deposit Building Materials on Verge, and the application must be approved before anything is placed there — the thoroughfares local law treats a bulk rubbish container on a thoroughfare without a permit as an offence. A skip on your own driveway or property generally needs none.

How much does a skip bin permit cost in Melville?

The City of Melville's adopted 2026-2027 Fees and Charges schedule (effective 1 July 2026) lists a minimum of $180.00 plus $1 per square metre per month, no GST — the prior fee was $110.00. Read from the council's own schedule on 29 August 2026.

How long does a City of Melville verge permit take?

Allow around four weeks for a compliant application, which must include a site plan at 1:200 showing where the material will sit. Not every verge application will be approved.

Skip Bin Permit City of Melville

If your skip is going on a road, footpath, verge or parking bay in the City of Melville, that is council land and the rules below apply. On your own driveway or property, they generally do not.

City of Melville skip bin permit at a glance

Permit needed for public land	Yes — the application must be approved before anything is placed on the verge
What the council calls it	Application to Deposit Building Materials on Verge; the City's thoroughfares local law treats a bulk rubbish container on a thoroughfare without a permit as an offence
Permit fee	Minimum $180.00 plus $1 per square metre per month, no GST (adopted 2026-2027 schedule, effective 1 July 2026; the prior fee was $110.00)
Allow	Around four weeks for a compliant application

Read from the council's own fee schedule on 29 August 2026. Councils change fees and conditions — check the current City of Melville schedule before you book.

Conditions the council sets

A clear area must be kept within 2.5 m of the road edge and 1.0 m of a footpath or crossover
The application must include a site plan at 1:200 showing where the material will sit; a wrong area figure can mean a wrong invoice or a delay
Not every verge application will be approved

How to apply

Applications go through the City of Melville directly, not through us. Start with the council's fee schedule or call the council on (08) 9364 0666, and allow around four weeks for a compliant application. 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 City of Melville

Live prices from our booking engine for postcode 6156, pulled on 30 August 2026: bins start from $829 for an 8m³ ($911 for a 10m³, $1,040 for a 12m³), with delivery, collection, tipping and GST included on a 7-day hire. See skip bin hire in Melville and Applecross for suburb detail.

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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 the City of Melville published at the time we checked, reproduced so you can plan — the council's own schedule is always the authority.