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Skip Bin Permit City of Sydney

If your skip is going on a road, footpath, nature strip or parking bay in the City of Sydney area, that is council land and the rules below apply. On your own driveway or property, they generally do not. "In the first instance, space must be made available onsite for the storage of a skip bin."

City of Sydney skip bin permit at a glance

Permit needed for public land No, for a compliant residential skip bin — "residents are exempt from having to obtain approval from the City of Sydney for the placement of a skip bin in a public place" provided every condition below is met
What the council calls it Nothing — there is no permit for an exempt residential skip bin. Anything that is not exempt falls under "WASTE CONTAINERS ON THE PUBLIC WAY - section 68 of the LGA Act 1993" and is applied for on the "Application for approval - Section 68 LGA 1993" form
Permit fee No application fee is published for a residential skip bin, because a compliant residential skip bin is exempt from approval. The only published skip bin amounts are confiscation, storage and release charges: $1,151.00 per container for "small licenced bins 2.5m x 1.5m x 1m" and $1,727.00 per container for all other sizes exceeding those dimensions (2026/27 schedule; the council states "All fees are shown as GST inclusive"). These are penalties, not a permit price
Allow Not published online — contact the council
Maximum period 14 days, no extensions. The policy states: “the placement of a skip bin on the road for up to 14 days is allowed without approval (no extensions allowed). Skip bins must be removed at the end of this period or at the completion of work, whichever is sooner.”
Maximum bin size "Skip bins must have a maximum size of 3.4m in length and 1.7m in width", and "Only one skip bin can be placed at any one time at the property frontage"

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

Conditions the council sets

  • The exemption is for residents only, for "minor works only, for example the clean out of a residential premises, minor renovation or exempt development activities" — "A residential premises, subject to development consent and requiring a skip bin for the removal of associated building waste, is not eligible to place a skip bin on the public way under this policy."
  • Road only — "Skip bins must not be placed on footpaths or cycleways", and not "in any designated mobility parking space or any other place where parking is prohibited or only designated for particular vehicles in accordance with NSW Road Rules 2014 Part 12"
  • "Skip bins must have visible reflectors or warning lights on outer corners, be placed 400mm from the kerb alignment and on timber gluts parallel to not restrict stormwater or traffic flow."
  • The bin must sit "immediately in front of the property of the user" — "If the skip bin is placed beyond the user's property, prior consent is required from the owner or occupier of the premises adjacent to where the bin is placed."
  • "Skip bins placed in timed or ticket parking zones are exempt from the signposted time limits and ticket fees."
  • Commercial premises and development sites are not covered — "Where a skip bin is needed for a commercial property or a development subject to development consent, space must be provided inside the boundary. If this is not possible, contact the City of Sydney for alternative methods." And "Skip bins that do not comply with this policy are not permitted in a public place."

How to apply

Applications go through City of Sydney directly, not through us — but for a compliant residential skip bin there is nothing to apply for and nothing to pay. The exemption in the council's Managing waste in public places local approvals policy applies automatically once the bin meets every condition above. If your job does not fit — a commercial property, a site with development consent, or a container outside the size or time limits — you need a section 68 approval instead, and the council does not publish a processing time for it. Its published contact line is "Contact us online or on 02 9265 9333 anytime, any day." Book the bin for a date that gives any approval time to come through, and have your delivery address and dates ready.

Skip bin prices in the City of Sydney area

Live prices from our supplier network, checked 27 August 2026, across 5 nearby postcodes. Bins start from $310 for a 2m³ in this area, and every price includes delivery, collection and disposal on a 7-day hire.

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