Ashburton District Council

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A CAR is needed for work or activity that could damage, weaken or shorten the life of a council asset, and for work on a utility operator's infrastructure. The council lists excavation, non-excavation works, vehicle crossings, skips and containers, temporary site access and events that affect traffic. A Work Access Permit comes with the CAR (utility operators), or a separate form for non-utility operators.

The TMP is uploaded to Submitica with the CAR. It should align with the NZGTTM; the council recommends the NZGTTM templates but does not make them mandatory, and says no specific qualification is required for people who prepare TMPs. A TMP needs an independent review of the risks by someone not involved in the design, with their sign-off attached, and a brief traffic impact assessment. Processing times only start once a TMP has been uploaded.

NZGTTM. The council's TTM update says it will no longer approve CoPTTM-based TMPs as of 30 April 2026 and that the council would only give approval to new generic TMPs up to 31 July 2026 (both dates have now passed). Its TTM page also says CoPTTM-based TMPs will be accepted but must still contain all the required information.

The council publishes Local Operating Procedures that set out the minimum requirements for traffic management applications, plus TMP preparation requirements for the Ashburton road network. The procedures cover processing times, TMP extensions, road closures, public notification, signalised intersections, level crossings, peak hours and traffic impact assessments.

2026/27 schedule (1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027). Site specific TMP $160, generic TMP or PARS $320. CAR: minor works $120, major works $240, project $480, excavation global $1400, retrospective authorisation $640. Fees for TMPs and CARs are a minimum; the council may recover additional costs on a time and cost basis.

Minimum lead times before work starts: standard TMP 5 working days, generic TMP 10 working days, PARS 15 working days, event TMP 10 weeks. The council encourages longer lead times and says urgent or emergency work should phone the council.

Yes. A Temporary Road Closure Application form must be submitted with the TMP, and the council needs at least 7 days' notice before deployment. Closing a road also needs approval from a delegated representative of the council.

Forms beyond the CAR and TMP that the council publishes.

• Temporary Road Closure Application form

  Covers Closing a road, submitted with the TMP

  Applies when Any work or event that needs a road closed

  Open the form

• TMP Extension form

  Covers Extending or changing a TMP, in the limited situations the council lists

  Applies when Only in the situations listed in the council's Local Operating Procedures

  Open the form

• Work Access Permit (WAP) form for non-utility operators

  Covers Access to the road corridor for work that could damage a council asset

  Applies when The applicant is not a utility operator and not working on behalf of one

• Early Access Request (EAR) form

  Covers Optional tool to assess the potential network impact and complexity of works before a full TMP

  Applies when Optional; the council recommends it for medium to high or critical impact sites

  Open the form

No general road space booking scheme was found. Controlled street parking affected by works or traffic management needs to be reserved with the council, and the council says this will likely incur a fee per parking space.

No separate temporary speed limit form was found. The council's TTM update says any regulatory approvals are still required from the council in line with the Land Transport Rule Setting of Speed Limits 2024.

An event TMP needs 10 weeks' lead time, and an event that needs a road closure should also allow 10 weeks, as indicated on the council's Event Permit page. Events that may affect road use or traffic flow also need a CAR.

Removing or relocating a bus stop needs 72 hours notification: email the impacted service provider, include proof of the email in the TMP application, and post a public advertisement at the closed stop. Works within 100 m of a level crossing need the TMP sent to KiwiRail and signed off by them.

Public notification is required where works will affect facilities, residents or businesses; notification boards and a copy of the notification letter go in the TMP. For works within 50 m of a signalised intersection, contractors must contact the Wellington Traffic Operations Centre during planning, at least two weeks before the intended start. Evidence of consultation, coordination and collaboration (the 3Cs) is provided with the TMP application.

Enquiries: [email protected], council phone (03) 307 7700.

The council defines standard peak hours for the district. They are indicative only, and applicants are encouraged to run their own traffic counts to confirm peak traffic times. A ban on working in peak hours was not found.