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You must prepare a detailed site plan to apply for a vehicle crossing permit. Visit our website for information on vehicle crossing permits.
What to include
Your site plan must show the:
- location of existing crossings to the property
- location of planned crossings or changes to existing crossings
- name of the street frontage that planned crossings are on
- dimensions of the internal parking space and/or garage setback
- distance between proposed crossings and all assets
- proposed width of the crossings
- public authority assets such as utility pits, poles, pipes and fire hydrants
- street assets including street trees, stormwater drains and sign posts.
Download an example site plan
Distance between crossings and assets
Show the distances between planned crossings and all assets in your plan. Assets include:
- infrastructure owned by us or other public authorities
- trees and vegetation.
Your crossing must be at least 2.5 m from the exposed base of street trees.
Your crossing must be at least one metre from:
- drainage infrastructure
- utility infrastructure or street furniture
- other underground infrastructure
- manholes, chambers, or other public authority assets.
Your crossing must be at least 600 mm from a single-lidded Telstra pit.
Crossing widths
Single residential properties
- Show the width of the planned crossing, measured at the footpath.
- If there is no footpath, show the width measured at the property boundary.
- The standard crossing width for single residential properties is 3 m.
Commercial and industrial properties
Commercial and industrial crossing widths depend on vehicle access and parking needs.
Download the Vehicle Crossing procedures document at the bottom of this page for more information.
Submit your plans
When you have completed your plans, apply for a vehicle crossing permit.
After we inspect your site, we will let you know if you need to make changes to your plans. For example, your crossing may need to moved further away from trees or other assets.
Email your amended plans to [email protected].