Permit to Occupy a Road to Undertake Works - Derwent Valley Council - Tasmania

Description

You will need this permit if you intend to occupy or barrier a road or highway to undertake works. Works can include:

  • carry out works on or under a road or highway for any purpose
  • place any object on a road for the purpose of preventing or inhibiting parking
  • deposit or drop any material or allow any material to flow, fall, be dropped or in any other way be deposited
  • lay underground services
  • make or reinstate a hole or excavation
  • remove, damage or interfere with a temporary traffic signal, sign, or erect a barrier or other structure to protect pedestrians or regulate traffic
  • erect scaffolding or hoardings
  • place freight containers or rubbish skips on the road
  • use any part of a road or highway as a holding yard
  • use a mobile crane or travel tower for building work.

In relation to this permit, roads and highways include:

  • a local highway
  • a road reservation
  • any approved and constructed crossing, kerb, footpath, walkway, guttering, pavement or earth surface drain
  • a mall.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the council to identify any eligibility requirements.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All -

Fees for works involving reinstatement to Council assets (i.e. cutting kerb, trenching within pavement, footpath etc.):

  • less than 1 weeks work - $263.00
  • more than 1 weeks work - $832.00.

Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All $77.00

Fees to carry out works not impacting Council infrastructure - (i.e, for example, reinstatement of existing driveway). Fees for 2024-25

Vary Inspection All $211.00

Re-inspection or additional inspection. Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Act(s) name

Local Government Act 1993 Tasmania

Administering agency

Derwent Valley Council

Contact details

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