Temporary road closure
Current road closures
Your road closure will need to be included in the council announcements.
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Applying for a permit – before you begin
The Temporary Full Road Closure is issued under Section 138 of the Roads Act 1993.
You will need to lodge a Temporary Full Road Closure application when the road will be closed to traffic and a 3-metre clear path of travel cannot be maintained.
Depending on the likely impact of the closure on traffic and/or residents/businesses, the Temporary Full Road Closure application may need to be reported to the Local Traffic Committee and Council for determination. Consequently, it could take up to eight (8) weeks for a successful application to be approved.
Fees and charges
Please note that these fees and charges are payable during lodgement of the application. You may be requested to pay additional fees and charges during assessment of the application.
Please note that only the application fee is payable during lodgement of the application. You will be requested to pay the other fees and charges during assessment of the application and before the permit is issued.
| Fee | Charge |
| Application fee (non-refundable) | $513.60
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| Refer to Local Traffic Committee | $535.00 |
| Road occupation fee - Temporary full road closure, half day | $256.80 |
| Road occupation fee - Temporary full road closure, full day | $513.60 |
*The application fee charge includes advertising the proposal in accordance with the Road Act 1993.
Note: that the use of road, footpath and/or Council carpark for the purpose of providing short term community services such as blood bank, breast screening, etc., or for events deemed to have significant local or community benefit are exempt from fees, subject to approval.
Council’s adopted fees and charges can be found in the current fees and charges page.
Questions you will need to answer during online lodgement
You will need to provide the following information in support of your application:
- Address of associated property.
- Details of related development approval, if applicable (i.e. Development Consent, Complying Development Certificate)
- Details of the associated activity – location and summary of works/activity
- Closure details : Proposed start/finish dates, half day (<4hrs) or number of days
- If a Commercial/special event, are you seeking a fee exemption under Clause 12.14?
- Expiry date of public liability insurance cover
- Applicant details - including site contact (if different from applicant)
Application form
You will need to complete the below application form:
Mandatory supporting documents
Please ensure you have the following documents ready before commencing your online application. These documents will need to be uploaded with the application during lodgement.
If the requested documents are not provided, the assessment of your application will be delayed and may be refused.
- Application form – a signed copy of the application form.
- Public Liability Insurance Certificate of Currency – required for every application (see details above)
- A Traffic Control Plan (Prepared by RMS accredited person) in compliance with RMS Traffic Control at Work Sites Manual Guidelines – AS1742.3 and Work Cover NSW regulations
- Scope of works/site plan
- A draft notification letter(s) for distribution by the applicant to residents in the affected area, for approval by Council.
If you are on or near a state road or traffic lights
If the works are to be carried out on or near a Transport for NSW state classified road or traffic lights, you will need to demonstrate that you have obtained written consent from Transport for NSW.
For the list of the State Classified roads within the Inner West Council can be viewed at Roads.
Terms and conditions
You will need to sign the applicant's declaration on the application form to accept the terms and conditions listed on the form. The Terms and conditions may be found on the form, or can be reviewed form the following page.
Online terms and conditions
How to apply for your permit
Once you've completed the application form and collected all mandatory supporting documents, you use our online self-service website to lodge the application.
Step 1:
Register for an account on Council's self service portal - verification should occur within one business day.
Please see the following guide for assistance on the registration process:
How to Register on the Council self service portal (PDF 265.9KB)
Step 2:
Log into your account and apply for your permit
Please see the following guide to assist you:
Go to online self-service
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