Guidelines
Traffic Guidance Scheme
Council must be informed of what work is being undertaken and where you are working at all times. Your application should correlate with your Traffic Guidance Scheme (TGS).
If your works are moving along a road or footpath over multiple days, several TGS’s should be lodged with your application notifying what dates you will be along different sections of the road or footpath.
The amount of space you are allowed to occupy will depend on the TGS submitted within your application.
Road versus footpath permits
If you have a road permit you can use the footpath for free during works as long as it remains open.
If you have a road permit and are closing the footpath, you will be charged footpath occupancy fees.
If you only have a permit to use the footpath, then you cannot use the road at all.
Parking
The number of parking spaces allocated is dependant on how many are requested and approved.
You can reserve parking the day before however these spaces must be paid for.
Reservation of parking spaces are charged on a ‘per day’ basis as per the fee schedule. Metered parking spaces cost more. Only machinery or work vehicles (such as concrete trucks or delivery trucks) can park in paid spaces.
Personal vehicles or utes are not allowed.
Excavating
Restoration fees apply to any applications needing to excavate or dig into any Council infrastructure.
If restoration is completed to Council standards, you may request a refund on restoration costs. This depends on an inspection by Council.
If you need to excavate around parking meters for utility works, please include the parking meter team in any emails to the permits officer at least 2 weeks before work commences.
Fines may apply for any liable damages caused to parking meters.
Our parking meter team can be reached at parkingmeterops@northsydney.nsw.gov.au
Permitted truck sizes
- Small Rigid Vehicles are 6.4 metres in length
- Medium Rigid Vehicles are 8.8 metres in length
- Heavy Rigid Vehicles are 12.5 metres in length
No truck and trailer can be used in the North Sydney LGA.
Anything over 12.5 metres in length requires specific approval with truck routes/swept paths.
Any vehicle over 19 metres in length requires NHVR approval plus route/swept paths.
Road closure applications
Road closures require a completed application including payment of relevant fees with a minimum of 25 business days notice to both Council and Transport for NSW.
Residents must be notified 7 business days prior and again 2 business days prior to works commencing.
Normal construction hours
Normal construction hours are:
- 7am to 5pm weekdays
- 8am to 1pm Saturday
- No works permitted on Sunday
Work can be completed outside normal construction hours for public safety (concrete pours are excluded).
Find out about out of hours construction
Date changes
If you need to change the date of an approved application a new application is required.
Change of dates require Council to assess any impacts the new date has on other scheduled activities within the area and ensure all relevant stakeholders and residents are notified.
Council must be notified by midday on the day of the approved permit if the works will not proceed.
Booking suppliers and contractors
Please confirm suppliers and contractors are available for the date you are applying for before submitting your application.
Permit conditions
You are required to comply with your permit conditions or the permit can be revoked at any time by Council officers.
If works continue without a permit, you may be subject to regulatory actions including fines or immediate stop work orders.