Nelson City Council

Submitica (submitica.com). Create a new application of type Excavation or Non-excavation, upload the documents and the TMP, then submit. You get a unique CAR number to quote in all communication and extension requests.

Any work or activity in the road corridor (road, footpath or berm) needs the council's prior approval through a CAR. An excavation CAR covers digging, drilling, resurfacing, placing pipes, ducts, poles, cabinets or structures, new driveways and stormwater drains, fencing that encroaches, and opening manhole covers. A non-excavation CAR covers placing skips, bins or containers, scaffolding, parking or using cranes, cherry pickers or water blasters, full or partial road or footpath closures for work, accessing manholes or pits, and road closures for events. The CAR is usually lodged by the contractor doing the work.

Submit the TMP in Submitica as a step of the CAR application. The CAR must also include a preliminary plan of scope and scale, how the work will be done, start and finish dates and hours, and any locates required. For a road closure, the TMP must be in with at least 5 working days notice or the application is declined.

NZGTTM. The CAR page says all traffic management must comply with the NZGTTM, and road closure applications are reviewed against it.

Reinstatement must meet the council's Land Development Manual, and completed work has a two-year warranty. Works that take longer than 10 minutes in the road reserve must also be entered in the council's TTM notification spreadsheet (see other notifications).

1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, GST included. Standard CAR $200, re-inspection $100, multiple openings on one job $32.50 each, emergency work $70, penalty for not submitting a CAR $500 (on top of the CAR fee). TMP: generic (12 months) $375, inspection and mobile-only generic $100, site specific footpath or berm works $50, site specific (1 to 8 devices) $100, site specific (8+ devices, project works) $150, revision after acceptance $50. Road closure application $517.20 (payable whether or not it succeeds). Vehicle crossing application $163.50.

Small works 5 working days and major works 15 working days. Work is major if, for example, the trench is over 20 m along the road, a traffic lane on a main road closes, a road is closed over 2 minutes during peak traffic or business hours in the CBD, metered or restricted parking is affected over 2 hours in business hours, a road structure such as a bridge, tunnel or retaining wall is affected, work is outside normal hours, property access is restricted over 10 minutes (business) or 1 hour (residential), or a footpath is diverted over 8 hours. Road closures: events at least 60 working days ahead, infrastructure work at least 10 working days ahead.

Yes, a separate Temporary Road Closure application (online or by a downloadable form emailed to the roading team), plus the TMP. Events at least 60 working days ahead (they need Regulatory Process Panel decision, and the council advertises the closure for the applicant); infrastructure work at least 10 working days ahead, with the council supplying a letter for the contractor to deliver to affected residents and businesses, who must get 5 working days notice and a chance to give feedback. You can close the road only once you hold the council's letter and TMP acceptance. Application fee $517.20.

Applications beyond the CAR.

• Temporary Road Closure application

  Covers Closing a road or part of it for an event or infrastructure work

  Applies when Any road closure; online form or downloadable form emailed to [email protected]

  Open the form

• Road Corridor Occupancy Permit

  Covers Placing machinery, equipment, materials, portaloos, skips or bins, waste receptacles or freight containers on the roadway, berm or footpath

  Applies when Placing those items; at least 3 working days ahead, or 10+ days if a TMP is needed

  Open the form

No road space booking scheme was found. A Road Corridor Occupancy Permit is needed to place machinery, equipment, materials, portaloos, skips or bins, waste receptacles or freight containers on the roadway, berm or footpath.

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Events needing a road closed (exhibitions, fairs, markets, concerts, parades, festivals and so on) use the temporary road closure application and a TMP, at least 60 working days ahead, and need a Regulatory Process Panel decision. The council has road closure guidance for events at Trafalgar Park.

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Any works in the road reserve taking longer than 10 minutes must be entered in the daily TTM notification list, 24 hours before or by 9am on the day at the latest. To join the mailing list, email the council roading enquiries address. Failure to notify breaches the TMP conditions. For events with a closure, the council notifies the public in print media and on its website.

Road closures and notification list: [email protected]. CAR guidance: [email protected]. Occupancy permit applications: [email protected].

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