Tauranga City Council

Submitica. The council has chosen it to receive CARs, and the application is made online. Submitica itself is free to use, but council fees apply to the CAR. You create a Submitica login first. Beforeudig is mentioned only for locating other utilities' underground services.

A CAR is needed for any activity that alters the surface of the road, footpath or berm, or changes how road users normally use that part of the road reserve. Examples listed include excavating, drilling and resurfacing, placing pipes, poles or cabinets, new vehicle crossings, commercial building construction, demolition, scaffolding, shop front fit outs, and building cleaning or painting (the council's web page says over 4 hours; its Submitica guidelines say up to 4 hours, so check with the council). The fee schedule also lists skip bins and containers, and events that do not need a full road closure, as permit work.

If traffic management is needed, the TMP is uploaded with the CAR in Submitica, and no work access permit is issued until a TMP is accepted. Accepted types are a site specific TMP prepared by a Temporary Traffic Management Planner, a generic TMP, or a global TMP already on file with a supplementary form. Layout diagrams must show the signs and devices, where they go (with dimensions) and a site drawing of the road layout. A site or lay plan and evidence of consultation are also asked for. No file format is published.

NZGTTM only. The council says it has fully moved to the NZ Guide to Temporary Traffic Management and declines CARs prepared under the old CoPTTM principles.

Yes. The council publishes a Special Road Requirements document (2025/2026) for TTM. Listed roads need extra engagement and approval from the Road Corridor Manager (time limits, commuter or school routes, night work limits, site specific TMPs). It also sets peak and school-zone periods to avoid, a one-week advance notification for non-emergency works, and a City Centre construction zone where site specific TMPs are required.

Fees from 1 July 2026, charged as deposits (extra inspection or processing time is billed on time and cost): very low risk work $215, minor works $370, standard works $650 (for example events with a full road closure up to 8 hours outside 7am to 7pm), comprehensive works $1,186. Maintenance works under an annual global TMP, emergency repairs and community not-for-profit events have no charge. A CAR applied for after work started pays double.

No CAR processing time is stated on the pages checked. The Special Road Requirements document asks for notification at least one week ahead of any non-emergency work, and an event that needs a road closure must apply at least eight weeks before it.

For an event, a road closure must be publicly notified, so apply at least eight weeks before it and contact the event facilitation team first. A temporary road closure for an event also needs a TMP. No separate form was found for non-event closures.

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Events on a street or road legally need a TMP, prepared by a registered traffic management company and sent to the council's temporary traffic management team. An event with a road closure must apply at least eight weeks ahead. Start with the event facilitation team.

No single operator is named on the pages checked. The council asks for evidence that you consulted affected parties, including bus operators.

Evidence of consultation with other affected parties is needed with the CAR: other utility operators, bus operators, local iwi, businesses and residents. Any TTM within 50m of traffic signals must be reported to the Tauranga Transport Operations Centre so the signal sequences can be changed: at least a week ahead for planned works, each day before setting out, and whenever the layout changes.

The council page directs you to its traffic management team, and its Special Road Requirements document gives [email protected] (published for traffic count requests). General council: +64 7 577 7000, [email protected]. The same page lists RTTMC (NZTA) for state highways and the Western Bay of Plenty TTM team for their local roads.

The Road Corridor Manager can set restricted working hours on a permit to limit interference with property access, reduce noise or other environmental impact, and allow for school drop off and pick up. The Special Road Requirements document says to avoid peak periods and school-zone drop-off and pick-up times unless the council specifically allows it.