Palmerston North City Council
What Palmerston North City Council asks for when you lodge a Corridor Access Request, with the page each answer came from.
This is our summary of what the authority publishes. Check the authority's own page before you lodge.
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Submitting
- Where to submit a CAR
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- When a CAR is needed
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- TMP submission
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- Standard accepted
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- Local conditions
Trenching must follow the most recent National Code of Practice for Utility Operators' Access to Transport Corridors (which takes precedence) and the council's Engineering Standards for Land Development, section 1.27 (NZS/AS3725, with compaction testing records provided before surface reinstatement).
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- Corridor access request fees | Palmerston North City Council checked 30 October 2026
- Fees
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, GST inclusive, invoiced at the end of each month. Standard one-off site-specific CAR: $142 administration plus $100 reinstatement fee (first 20m of trench opening, covers two reinstatement inspections), $242 in total. Generic CAR for low-risk, low-complexity work: $285 administration plus $100 inspection fee, $385 in total. Additional reinstatement inspection $51: for every 100m of trench opening beyond 20m on a standard CAR, or per visit on a generic CAR. The application fee covers the TMP and the approval request for any work in the road reserve.
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- Corridor access request fees | Palmerston North City Council checked 30 October 2026
- Processing time
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Closures and road space
- Road closure application
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- Extra forms with a CAR
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- Road space booking
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- Temporary speed limits
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- Events
Event organisers who need a TMP for their event pay an administration fee for the plan. The council points organisers to a traffic management company to learn about the process. No separate event road closure process was found on the pages checked.
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- Corridor access request fees | Palmerston North City Council checked 30 October 2026
People to notify
- Public transport
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- Other notifications
Trench inspections are booked with the council's road maintenance contractor: 7 days' notice for the first inspection and 24 hours' notice before asphalting and surfacing. For a generic CAR, tell the corridor access manager about each specific site 7 days before work. Each road opening carries a two-year warranty.
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- Corridor access request fees | Palmerston North City Council checked 30 October 2026
Contacts and restrictions
- Corridor access team
Council: [email protected], 06 356 8199. No corridor access team inbox is published on the pages checked.
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- Corridor access request fees | Palmerston North City Council checked 30 October 2026
- Working hours and restrictions
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