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Approval to Undertake Works on or Near Roads - Shellharbour City Council - New South Wales

Description

You need this approval to undertake works on or near roads. The types of work requiring approval includes, but is not limited to:

  • opening a road (digging in or creating a trench through or under a kerb or footpath)
  • erecting, removing or interfering with a structure, work or tree on a public road (includes using small and/or large machinery on a public road)
  • pumping water into a public road from adjoining land
  • driving any vehicle across a kerb or footpath
  • creating a temporary vehicle crossing
  • connecting a road (whether public or private) to a public road.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

You must provide details of the:

  • type of work
  • location of work
  • expected duration of work.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Consent for other works or structures over public road:

  • application - $388.00
  • minor - $198.00
  • major - $525.00

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All

Works on Council land (owned or managed, excluding road reserves):

  • commercial application - $277.00
  • project management of council approved works - 5% of project costs.

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All

Construction of concrete vehicle crossing (driveway):

  • standard driveway application (per driveway), including 2 onsite inspections - $575.10
  • annual approved contractor registration fee - $521.00
  • illegal road reserve works / illegal driveway administration fee - $866.00
  • additional onsite inspection (per inspection), including onsite consultations - $208.00

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All

Consent to undertake works within the road reserve other than a driveway:

  • low impact (short term) works that do not propose any new or adjusted public infrastructure or traffic management that does not cause significant impact to use of the road corridor, including 2 onsite inspections - $553.00
  • high impact works that propose new public infrastructure and / or traffic management plans that change traffic conditions for greater than 1 week, including 3 onsite inspections - $783.00
  • additional onsite inspection fee (per inspection) - $208.00
  • works zone on street parking space: per car space or 6 metres if no spaces marked (town centre / cbd) per week - $124.00
  • works zone on street parking space: per car space or 6 metres if no spaces marked (other than town centre) per week - $61.00

Fees for 2024-25

You will also be required to pay a bond that is 5% of construction cost for works within road reserve or as negioated based on the impact (minimum charge $850.00).
General Application All

Further fees may apply. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Act(s) name

Roads Act 1993 New South Wales

Administering agency

Shellharbour City Council

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.