Permit to Occupy a Road or Highway - Hobart City Council - TAS - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need this permit if you intend to occupy a road or highway to:

hold or conduct an event
place anything, such as a skip bin, caravan, trailer, vending machine, customer servery or sign, on or obstructing a road or highway
open or enclose a road or part of a road
occupy or fence off part of a road
erect a hoarding or overhead protective awning
place materials, vegetation or other objects on the road or highway.

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

Please contact the council to identify any eligibility requirements.

As specified

Task	Type	Business Structure	Amount	Description
Apply	Application	All	$61.00	Skip bin permit (per week). Fees for 2024-25
Apply	Application	All	$184.00	Crane / concrete pump / cherry picker etc permit (per week). Fees for 2024-25
Apply	Application	All	$402.50	Road closure fee. Fees for 2024-25
Apply	Application	All	-	Hoarding permit: occupation of public highway outside the CBD ($4.95 per m2 per week) + $184.00 permit fee occupation of public highway within the CBD ($6.10 per m2 per week) + $184.00 permit fee. Fees for 2024-25
Apply	Application	All	-	Scaffolding permit: occupation of public highway outside the CBD ($4.95 per m2 per week) + $184.00 permit fee occupation of public highway within the CBD ($6.10 per m2 per week) + $184.00 permit fee. Fees for 2024-25
Apply	Application	All	-	Long term construction: occupation of public highway outside the CBD ($6.10 per m2 per week) + $184 per month permit fee occupation of public highway within the CBD ($12.30 per m2 per week) + $184 per month permit fee. Fees for 2024-25
Apply	Licence	All	$438.00	Special event permit, per day. Fees for 2024-25
Apply	Miscellaneous	All	$475.00	Road closure statutory advertising fee, per closure. Fees for 2024-25

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Application for Vehicle Movement Online Form (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Application to Hold a Special Event - Online Form (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Application to Occupy and / or Carry Out Works on a Highway Online Form (Opens in new window)

Local Government Act 1993 Tasmania

Hobart City Council

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Enquiries Officer

Hobart City Council
Tasmania
Operating address:	16 Elizabeth Street Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 503 Hobart, Tasmania 7001
Phone:	03 6238 2711
Email:	coh@hobartcity.com.au
Website:	Hobart City Council (Opens in new window)