Road Permits and Consents
Road Permits and Consents
If you propose to undertake any of the activities listed below on a public road or footway, it is a legal requirement that you obtain consent from the Council as Roads Authority.
Consent will be given by means of a permit which will usually be issued within 1-4 weeks, depending on the complexity/scale of your works and the accuracy of the details submitted in your application.
Note that public road or footway includes roadside verges, tracks, cycleways and bridges.
Permits and consents
Online forms
Road Adoption enquiry form
- Enquire about Council adopted roads
Skip Permit application
- Hire a skip to dispose of waste
- A permit is needed to place a skip on any public road
- If a temporary road closure is required, consultation must take place well in advance of the works starting
- Guidance notes
Temporary Traffic Signal Permit
- Use temporary traffic signals on road/s
- Permanent Traffic Signal switch off
Downloadable forms
Access Protection Marking
- Apply for new marking or refresh of existing marking
Closure or Temporary Restriction application
- Apply for road closure or temporary restrictions on specific road
Construction Consent application
- Application to construction new road or alter or extend existing road
Disabled Persons Blue Badge application forms
- Refer to our Blue Badge web page for more information
Dropped Footway Crossing
- Put in place a new driveway at your home
- Lower the kerb outside your home for easier access to your driveway
- Note that the Council no longer offer a service to undertake any dropped crossing work
Parking space for use by disabled person
- Apply for a designated parking space for use by a disabled person
Private Utility Apparatus Permit (Section 109)
- Excavations to place, maintain or remove apparatus in or under the road or footway.
Resident's Parking Permit application
Road Excavation Permit (Minor Roadworks Consent)
- Excavate in the road or pavement
- Create or alter a driveway or access point
- Construct a drop kerb
Road Occupation Permit
- Erect scaffolding, access towers or hoists
- Operate mobile cranes, hoist or cherry pickers
- Erect hoarding or staging
- Erect a mobile or tower crane
- Place contractors’ plant, containers or materials on the road or footway
Transport Assessment Scoping application
- Proposed new developments transport assessment scoping
Fees and payment
Payment should be made online using Pay It.
Information on the current list of fees charged for services, permits, and consents by Roads and Transportation is available on the Roads and Transportation Fee Scale.