Driveways - Vehicular Crossing Request

The person carrying out the work (usually a concreter) must:

• Have a current public liability insurance policy for no less than $10 million and
• Be appropriately skilled and experienced to carry out the work

All sub-contractors are the responsibility of the contractor.

The application must include the details of the person carrying out the work. This means you need to select a contractor beforehand.

The application must include a copy of the public liability insurance policy.

If the person carrying out the work changes it is the responsibility of the applicant to update these details.

Council does not have a list of required or preferred concreters.

A Vehicular Crossing Request must be lodged online here.

The fee for each driveway is set out in Council’s adopted Schedule of Fees and Charges.

There are different fees for standard/residential driveways and heavy duty driveways servicing:

• medium or high density residential
• mixed use
• retail
• commercial or
• industrial developments

For residential driveways

Until a Vehicular Crossing Request has been lodged (together with payment to Council) no work is to be done.

Once a receipt has been issued the contractor can start work.

For medium and high density residential, commercial or industrial driveways

Until a Vehicular Crossing Request has been lodged (and accepted by Council) no work is to be done.

Once accepted by Council the contractor can start work.

Council does not provide design levels for new or replacement driveways. Rather, the driveway set out needs to provide for compliant gradients. This is per Council’s Driveway Specifications.

For residential driveways

Once a Vehicular Crossing Request has been lodged and a receipt issued by Council, the contractor can start work.

For medium and high density residential, commercial or industrial driveways

Once a Vehicular Crossing Request has been lodged with, and accepted by, Council the contractor can start work.

Council’s Driveway Specifications includes details about:

• how the work needs to be carried out and
• when it needs to be inspected

Usually an initial inspection is carried out before any concrete is poured. A final inspection is carried out once the works are completed.

Only the Applicant, Owner or Contractor (identified in the original Vehicular Crossing Request) can arrange an inspection.

Make an inspections request no less than 24 hours beforehand. You can request for a morning or afternoon inspection.

To arrange for an inspection contact Council’s Customer Service Centre on 02 9843 0555.

Council’s inspector will visit the site and issue a digital inspection result to the persons' quoted in the application.

Before a Complying Development Certificate can be issued, for any road opening, written consent is required from the roads authority.

This is a requirement of the:

State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008

For single dwellings only

Only a Complying Development Certificate may be issued before an application is lodged. This is only the case if the application is made before the driveway is constructed.

This is because the contractor for the driveway works may not be known at this stage. This information is required to lodge an application.

For all other developments

Written consent must be obtained before a Complying Development Certificate can be issued.