Skip Bin Permit Litchfield Council
If your skip is going on a road, footpath, nature strip or parking bay in the Litchfield Council area, that is council land and the rules below apply. On your own driveway or property, they generally do not.
Litchfield Council skip bin permit at a glance
| Permit needed for public land | Yes |
|---|---|
| What the council calls it | Works Permit, with a "Storage on Road Reserve Fee" covering skip bins and containers |
| Permit fee | $132.00 works permit application fee plus a $50.00 Storage on Road Reserve Fee for a maximum 5-day period (2026-27 schedule, p9). The schedule also lists a $12.00-per-day works permit fee — it is not clear from the schedule whether it stacks on top for a skip bin, so ask the council when you apply |
| Maximum period | 5 days |
Read from the council's own 2026-27 Fees and Charges schedule (p9) on 2 September 2026. Councils change fees and conditions — check the current Litchfield Council schedule before you book.
Conditions the council sets
- The Storage on Road Reserve Fee covers a maximum 5-day period
- The schedule's $12.00 daily works fee may apply in addition to the application and storage fees — the schedule does not make this clear for skip bins, so confirm with the council
How to apply
Applications go through Litchfield Council directly, not through us. Start here. 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 Litchfield Council area
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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 Litchfield Council published at the time we checked, reproduced so you can plan — the council's own page is always the authority.