Skip Bin Permit Mount Barker District Council
If your skip is going on a road, footpath, nature strip or parking bay in the Mount Barker District Council area, that is council land and the rules below apply. On your own driveway or property, they generally do not.
Mount Barker District Council skip bin permit at a glance
| Permit needed for public land | Yes |
|---|---|
| What the council calls it | Application for Public Space Occupation (includes Container and Mini Skip) |
| Permit fee | Skip bin on Council land/road application fee $45.00; Time extension $11.50 per day or part thereof; Express application assessment $65.00 (2026/27 schedule) |
| Allow | at least a minimum of 10 business days for processing (the form also states the assessment process normally happens within at least 10 to 15 business days) |
| Maximum period | Application fee "includes initial placement for 3 working days only"; time extension $11.50 per day or part thereof, "maximum total of six days, unless otherwise approved" |
| Public liability | Certificate of Currency showing a minimum twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) Public Liability Insurance |
Read from the council's own website on 27 August 2026. Councils change fees and conditions — check the current Mount Barker District Council page before you book.
Conditions the council sets
- A permit is required for "placing a container/skip bin or building materials, temporary portable toilet on Council land"
- A Certificate of Currency for a minimum of $20,000,000 public liability insurance must be provided before the activity commences; "Tax invoices are not considered sufficient evidence of a Public Liability Insurance Policy"
- "The Applicant must ensure that the Site and hoarding are adequately illuminated between sunset and sunrise and that all appropriate barriers, barricades, signage and warning devices are installed so as to protect the public from injury or damage"
- "A fee of $16.50 per day or part thereof is applicable where an on street car parking space closure is required"
- "The Applicant will keep the Site free from rubbish and vermin at all times during the Term of Authorisation"; on expiry the applicant must reinstate the site and remove all rubbish and materials
How to apply
Applications go through Mount Barker District Council directly, not through us. Start here, and allow at least a minimum of 10 business days for processing (the form also states the assessment process normally happens within at least 10 to 15 business days). 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 Mount Barker District Council area
Live prices from our supplier network, checked 27 August 2026, across 6 nearby postcodes. Bins start from $243 for a 2m³ in this area, and every price includes delivery, collection and disposal on a 7-day hire.
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- Bowden 5007 — from $243
- Bellevue Heights 5050 — from $285
- Piccadilly 5151 — from $461
- Biggs Flat 5153 — from $461
- Littlehampton 5250 — from $461
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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 Mount Barker District Council published at the time we checked, reproduced so you can plan — the council's own page is always the authority.