Road licences and consents
Road reserve licences and consents
Anyone wishing to carry out work or occupy the road reserve for such activities as
- Plantings
- Grazing
- Fencing
- Urban/RuralAccessways
- Signs
- Structures
- Install pipes or cables
consent is required to apply to occupy the road reserve.
Form - Application to Occupy Road
Temporary road closures
Written requests for Temporary road closures are advertised for objections and put before council before approval can be given. The request must be with Council 50 days before the event to allow time to carryout the requirements of the Transport Regulations 1965
That advertising costs associated with road closures be met by the requestees.
That there be no liability on Council for any of the cost involved with temporary road closure operations.
Road Stopping / Unformed Road Closure
That any proposed closure be evaluated in respect of the public access network requirement contained within the Strategic Plan and submitted and submitted to Council for determination.
Should the unformed road be not required for public access then the following should apply:
- All costs be met by the applicant.
- The closed road must be amalgamated with an adjoining title.
- The value of the closed road to be as per recommendation from a registered land valuer.
- That an initial non returnable application fee accompany all written applications.
Form - Application to Stop Road