Do I need a permit for a skip bin in the Hawkesbury area?

Yes, if it sits in a public place such as a footpath, nature strip or road. Hawkesbury City Council regulates this under Section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993 as "place a waste storage container in a public place."

How much does a skip bin permit cost in the Hawkesbury area?

Council's 2026/27 fee schedule doesn't name a skip-bin-specific figure. The general "Other Section 68 Applications" fee that this category falls under is $286.55, up from $278.20 the year before.

How do I apply for a Hawkesbury skip bin permit?

There is no online portal — apply using Council's paper Section 68 application form, lodged by mail or in person, or call (02) 4560 4444 for guidance.

Skip Bin Permit Hawkesbury City Council

Richmond, North Richmond, Windsor and Kurrajong all fall under the same Hawkesbury City Council approval once a bin leaves your own block: placing a waste storage container in a public place needs sign-off under Section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993, the same clause Council uses for a string of unrelated activities.

Hawkesbury skip bin permit at a glance

Permit needed for public land	Yes
What Council calls it	Section 68 approval — "Place a waste storage container in a public place" (Part C, Management of Waste)
Permit fee (2026/27)	From $286.55 per application, up from $278.20 in 2025/26
Coverage	Hawkesbury LGA — Richmond, North Richmond, Windsor, Kurrajong and surrounds

Read from Hawkesbury City Council's Operational Plan 2026/2027 fee schedule on 4 September 2026. Council doesn't run a fee line named for skip bins specifically — $286.55 is the general "Other Section 68 Applications" charge that a waste-container placement falls under once the more common categories (caravan parks, solid-fuel heaters and the like) are ruled out. Check with Council before booking to confirm this is the correct line for your street.

What we could confirm, and what we couldn't

Council's own application form ticks "place a waste storage container in a public place" as one category under Section 68 — that much is explicit and current
No page or document on Council's site prints a dollar figure specifically labelled "skip bin" — $286.55 is the catch-all rate the category falls into, not a named line
Council's materials don't state outright that a bin kept entirely on your own driveway or yard is exempt, but the approval only triggers for placement "in a public place," so private property sits outside it in practice
No notice period or processing time is published anywhere we could find — allow generous lead time given the paper-form process below

How to apply

There's no online portal for this category — Council still runs it as a paper "Application under Section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993" form, lodged by mail or in person. Direct questions to Council's Customer Service team on (02) 4560 4444 or council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au, 366 George Street, Windsor.

Skip bin prices in the Hawkesbury area

Checked against our booking engine on 4 September 2026: North Richmond 2754 and Kurrajong 2758 both confirmed live on our supplier network at $647 for a 2m³, with North Richmond's 4m³ from $781 and Kurrajong's from $799. Richmond 2753 and Windsor/Bligh Park 2756 didn't return a live network price on the day we checked — those two postcodes are priced from our published catalogue instead, at $309 for a 2m³ and $553 for a 4m³. Every number quoted already has delivery, collection, tip fees and GST built in.

skip bin hire north richmond — 2m³ from $647, 4m³ from $781

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A note on what we can and cannot tell you

We hire skip bins; we don't issue Hawkesbury's Section 68 approvals and can't lodge an application on your behalf. What's above is what Council's own fee schedule showed when we checked — call Council directly if your job doesn't sit neatly in the categories described here.