Apply for a permit to occupy a road and/or footpath

• This permit is required for any business or individual undertaking works on a Council road or footpath, including activities such as excavation, concrete pours, crane works, material deliveries, skip bins, footpath use, road use or closures, and out-of-hours road or footpath use.
• The permit allows the applicant to stand and operate the nominated item only for the approved date, time, and location listed on the permit. No works are permitted to commence until a valid permit has been obtained.
• Failure to obtain a permit, or failure to comply with the permit conditions, may result in breaches under the Local Government Act 1993 and/or the Roads Act 1993, with infringements issued accordingly. The permit may also be cancelled without notice if public or residential amenities are adversely affected.

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Before you apply

• Applicants must read and understand all permit requirements before applying, with a minimum of 5 business days’ notice required for standard applications and at least 10 business days’ notice required for works involving parking meter changes or excavation.
• All applicable fees must be paid in full before the activity takes place, including for change-of-date requests. No refunds or credits will be issued for unsuccessful applications.
• Separate applications must be submitted for multiple activities occurring on different dates or at different locations, and applicants must review the specific requirements, shared below, relevant to their proposed works, including excavation, skip bins, footpath use, full road closures, and out-of-hours road or footpath use.

Detailed information about the works that apply to your application:

• Excavation

• Skip bin

• Footpath use

• Full road closure

• Out of hours road and footpath use

Important information about submitting an application

• After submitting a completed application and paying the $200 application fee, Customer Service will issue a permit number. This number must be used as the reference in the subject line of all email correspondence, and emails without the permit number may not receive a response.
• Once the permit number has been issued, the application will be reviewed by the permits team, who will provide further information by email, including any applicable fees. All correspondence must be conducted by email, not by phone, and once the initial application has been lodged with Customer Service, all further correspondence should be sent to permits@northsydney.nsw.gov.au.
• If an application is incomplete, applicants may be required to lodge a new application and their requested dates may no longer be available. Applicants should only submit documents relevant to the specific works and note that permit extensions require at least three days’ notice, with no same-day extension requests accepted.

Guidelines

• Your application must clearly match the works being undertaken, including the location, dates, and space required, and this must align with the Traffic Guidance Scheme (TGS) submitted. Separate TGSs are required where works move along different sections of road or footpath over multiple days.
• Permit conditions vary depending on whether you are using the road, footpath, parking spaces, or excavating Council infrastructure. Road permits may allow free footpath use only while it remains open, footpath closures attract additional fees, personal vehicles are not permitted in paid work zones, restoration fees apply to excavation works, and larger trucks may require specific approvals, route plans, or NHVR approval.
• Applicants must follow all notification, timing, and compliance requirements, including resident notification for road closures, normal construction hours, contractor confirmation before applying, and Council notification by midday if approved works will not proceed. Failure to comply with permit conditions may result in revocation of the permit, fines, or immediate stop work orders.

Required documents

• Before starting the application, applicants must have all required documents and supporting information ready, including an accurate description of works, proposed dates, affected area measurements, previous permit details, DA number if applicable, and details of any plant, machinery, vehicles, parking impacts, or traffic management.
• Supporting documentation may also be required depending on the nature of the works, including public liability insurance, a Traffic Guidance Scheme, road occupancy licence, swept paths, police approval, schedule of works for out-of-hours activity, neighbour or stakeholder correspondence, and site photos.
• Each application must include a completed and signed indemnity and insurance form, as well as a draft community notification letter explaining who is undertaking the works, what is being done, and when. Once approval is issued by Council, the notification must be distributed within a 100-metre radius of the site at least 2 business days before works commence.

Fees

• All fees must be paid prior to works commencing and within 24 hours of Customer Service emailing the B-point link for payment. 
• An initial non-refundable application fee of $200 applies to all applications. Additional charges may apply depending on the type of works, including parking space occupancy, lane closures, footpath occupancy, full road closures, out-of-hours construction, and change-of-date requests. Fees vary depending on whether spaces are metered or non-metered and whether the footpath remains open or closed.
• Excavation and digging fees are site-dependent and include associated parking and footpath occupancy charges, while skip bin fees are based on the relevant parking restrictions. Temporary full road closures, out-of-hours works, and date changes also attract specific fees in accordance with Council’s fee schedule.

To be invoiced by Council at a later date: