Kāpiti Coast District Council

The council's CAR page tells applicants to submit through the Before U Dig website (which also checks for underground services) and says that service is the mechanism for making a CAR and giving the council a TMP. The same page also has a Submitica section and says users must set up a Submitica account to submit CARs, so confirm with the council which route applies. Before U Dig has no information on council water, wastewater or stormwater pipes, which are on the council's own mapping.

A CAR and a Works Access Permit are needed before working in the legal road. Examples listed: trenching, footpaths and entrances, work in the berm or shoulder, tree work, scaffolding and crane work. Other events or activities in the road (non-excavation) do not need a CAR and WAP but still need a TMP.

The council's TMP page offers its own short form and long (full) form TMP downloads (Word), each with guidelines, and an on-site record form. The short form is only for simple activities where work is not in a live traffic lane (vehicle crossing or footpath construction, shoulder or grass verge work, inspections); the full form is for all other work and for generic plans.

NZGTTM. The council's TMP page (updated 2 September 2026) says TMPs must be in accordance with NZGTTM and completed by an STMS with a current NZTA qualification.

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2026/27 schedule: CAR project works $1,330 (7 hours), major works $570 (3 hours), minor works $190 (1 hour), inspection $190 per hour. The page does not say whether GST is included.

TMP submission lead times: a TMP for a road closure at least 60 working days before the event or activity; at least 5 working days before short-term or mobile works with no closure; at least 10 working days before long-term works with no closure.

For a full or partial closure submit a TMP 60 days before the event (the timeframes list says 60 working days, so allow the longer). The council must advertise all road closures by law and the applicant or organiser pays. The CAR page, in its Submitica section, says to ask the road owner's permission before closing a road, restricting access or digging under a road. The pages checked name no separate closure form.

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Street parades, cycle races, and running or walking events do not need a CAR and WAP but still need a TMP. If the event closes a road, the TMP and closure timing above apply.

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Council: [email protected], 04 296 4700 (toll free 0800 486 486). For Submitica help the council points to RAMM Support.

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