Skip Bin Permit Northern Beaches Council
If your skip is going on a road, footpath, nature strip or parking bay in the Northern Beaches Council area, that is council land and the rules below apply. On your own driveway or property, they generally do not.
Northern Beaches Council skip bin permit at a glance
| Permit needed for public land | Yes |
|---|---|
| What the council calls it | Skip Bin / Building Waste Application (Form #4051) - fee schedule calls it "Building Waste Container (Skips)" |
| Permit fee | Application fee including first 7 days rental - $252.00 per application; Placement fee after the first 7 days (per week or part thereof) - $234.00 per week; Late application fee - when containers/skips delivered prior to obtaining a Permit - $1,148.00 per bin (2026/27 schedule) |
Read from the council's own website on 27 August 2026. Councils change fees and conditions — check the current Northern Beaches Council page before you book.
Conditions the council sets
- An application is required to place any skip bin/building waste container on a nature strip or road carriage way
- The container must not exceed 1.5m height
- The container must not exceed 2.0m width
- The container must not exceed 6.0m length
- A late application fee of $1,148.00 per bin applies when containers/skips are delivered prior to obtaining a permit
How to apply
Applications go through Northern Beaches 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 Northern Beaches Council area
Live prices from our supplier network, checked 27 August 2026, across 6 nearby postcodes. Bins start from $308 for a 2m³ in this area, and every price includes delivery, collection and disposal on a 7-day hire.
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- Baulkham Hills 2153 — from $308
- Beaumont Hills 2155 — from $308
- Woollahra 2025 — from $412
- Darling Point 2027 — from $434
- Annangrove 2156 — from $310
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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 Northern Beaches Council published at the time we checked, reproduced so you can plan — the council's own page is always the authority.