Permits for public streets

If you need to close a road for construction works or a special event you need to apply for a permit.

You can apply for a permit by completing the online form:

Apply online

You may require a permit if you need to carry out excavation work, or occupy a road or road reserve with any of the following:

• cranes
• concrete pumps
• scaffolding
• traffic control
• industrial waste containers (skip bins and shipping containers)
• special vehicles (including scissor lifts, cherry pickers, travel towers, boom lifts)
• temporary fencing (hoarding)
• excavation work - minimum of 14 days notice required

To apply for a permit – excluding permits for skip bins or shipping containers – you need to provide the following:

• a Certificate of Currency for public liability insurance of at least $10 million
• a Traffic Management Plan, prepared by someone with appropriate training and experience, which complies with the requirements of Traffic Control for Works on Roads – Tasmanian Guide 2014.

Please note: if works will involve the excavation of the surface of any part of the public highway, a permit to occupy and carry out works in a highway is needed. This is in addition to any permit required for the traffic management component of the works.

You can apply for a permit by completing the online form:

Apply online

More information is available on the roads and footpaths page.

If you want to apply to move a vehicle over a footpath, nature strip or kerb and gutter you will need to apply for a permit.

To apply for a permit you need to provide the following:

• a Traffic Management Plan, prepared by someone with appropriate training and experience, which complies with the requirements of Traffic Control for Works on Roads – Tasmanian Guide 2014 or an explanation for an exemption
• a Safe Work Method Statement which identifies risks associated with the event and how they will be treated
• a completed application for vehicle movement form.

You can apply for a permit by completing the online form:

Apply online

Approval from the City of Hobart is required to carry out works in areas with in-ground parking sensors.

Activities that require approval include:

• road opening
• operating heavy machinery, such as an excavator, within the metered spaces.

The City must be advised at least 7 business days in advance when works are planned in areas with in-ground parking sensors. This is in order for the sensors to be removed.

You can submit an application by completing the online form:

Apply online

Fees will apply for any removal and reinstatement or damage caused to any in-ground sensor.

For costs related to damaged sensors or any further information please contact us.

Before you apply

Before applying for a Private Underground Electrical Connection (PUEC, also known as Consumer Mains), it is important to understand that a PUEC is a privately owned asset that is located on land that the City manages.

As the Road Manager, the City has discretion to approve the installation of a PUEC within the road reservation. Approval is not guaranteed and each application will be assessed on its merits. A PUEC will not be approved if the proposed connection extends more than 2 metres from the TasNetworks-owned pole to the property boundary. The connection must also be proposed in a straight line.

If a PUEC is approved:

• TasNetworks must record the asset in its asset management information system
• the property owner remains the owner of all infrastructure beyond the TasNetworks point of supply, including any infrastructure located within the road reservation
• the property owner is responsible for all maintenance, repairs, replacement and associated costs for the life of the asset
• the infrastructure must be identifiable through Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) enquiries
• an occupying and/or carrying out works on a public street permit must be obtained before any works can be undertaken within any road reservation managed by the City.

Accurate asset information is essential to protect the public and workers from electric shock or death from contact with live electrical cables. The City has developed this process so PUEC can be identified through recognised utility location practices.

Before proceeding with an application, property owners should also consider other connection options, including a standard TasNetworks electricity connection where available.

How to Apply

Applications can be submitted by downloading and completing the PUEC application form(PDF, 291KB) and emailing it to coh@hobartcity.com.au.

Applications must include sufficient information to enable assessment of the proposal, including:

• property address and owner details
• a scale plan showing:
  • the property boundary
  • the proposed location of the electrical connection
  • dimensions and offsets from identifiable features
  • the location of existing City assets and other utilities
  • photographs to show the above
• any additional information requested by the assessing officer to support the assessment.

Approval process

1. The City assesses the application against its adopted requirements and assessment criteria.
2. If the application is approved, the City issues a Preliminary Consent Letter.
3. The applicant's licenced electrician obtains an occupying and/or carrying out works on a public street permit and completes the approved works.
4. The licensed electrician confirms to the City that all permit conditions and approved requirements have been satisfied.
5. The City issues a Final Consent Letter.
6. The licensed electrician provides the Final Consent Letter to TasNetworks before the connection can be energised.

For any further information please contact us.