Wellington City Council

Lodge the CAR in Submitica (create a Submitica account first if you do not have one). Utility operators use the same site.

A Work Access Permit (applied for through a CAR) is needed before excavation of any sort including drilling, work that may damage the road, laying a new pavement surface, or any other work that blocks a traffic lane and is likely to delay traffic for more than two minutes. Closing a vehicle lane, parking area or footpath needs council permission. Crane lifting usually needs a TMP, and temporary construction loading zones and scaffolding need a Road Usage Licence form (see Extra forms).

A Road Usage Licence application (for temporary structures on the road such as scaffolding, hoarding, gantries and construction loading zones) is uploaded to a CAR in Submitica and must also have a TMP completed by a qualified STMS. For a shipping container the council says a TMP must be included in the application. WCC's 2006 Code of Practice also says a TMP, prepared by a qualified person, must be kept on site while work is in progress wherever traffic or pedestrians may be affected. No WCC page found sets a TMP file format or says how a TMP is lodged for other work.

WCC's temporary traffic management page says TTM must comply with CoPTTM (Part 8 of the Traffic Control Devices manual) and does not mention NZGTTM or give a switch date, so confirm with the council which standard it will accept. It adds that TTM on WCC roads can only be authorised by the council or by an STMS it has delegated authority to.

Yes. Utility operators follow the National Code plus the council's Local Conditions. Everyone else follows the council's Code of Practice for Working on the Road (19 sections plus appendices, PDFs on the codes of practice page).

From 1 July 2024, all including GST: Minor CAR $272, Major CAR $785, Project CAR $1350, Preliminary CAR $725, Global CAR $1350, WAP extension $65. Extra charges apply for inspections, non-conformance and the Underground Asset Register. Fee table is on the road use fees page.

No fixed CAR processing time is published on the pages checked; the council says it depends on complexity. Its Code of Practice (dated 2006) asks for prior approval applications at least 15 working days before work starts, and the shipping container page asks for an application at least 5 working days ahead. Confirm current practice.

Not required A working TMP designer reports WCC does not require a separate road closure application for works. The council's permissions page says closing a lane, parking area or footpath needs council permission, and for work on the road or footpath says this covers road work notices and corridor access requests. Event closures are different and go through the events team (see Events).

Forms depend on the work. The council publishes a Road Usage Licence form and a December brownout exemption form, and a written agreement is needed to work in another permit holder's excavation. A working TMP designer also reports that an Application of Agreement is required with CAR applications.

• Application of Agreement

  Covers Reported by a working TMP designer to cover things like bus routes impacted and no parking proposed.

  Applies when With CAR applications (reported by a working TMP designer; no WCC page found describes it).

• Road Usage Licence (RUL) application form

  Covers Licence to use road space for temporary structures on the road reserve. Uploaded to the CAR; shipping containers also need a site-specific diagram, and for loading zones and scaffolding the council page says to email the completed form to [email protected].

  Applies when Temporary construction loading zones, scaffolding, shipping containers and similar temporary structures on the road.

  Open the form

• Brownout period exemption form (December)

  Covers Permission to work through the December "brownout" period (1 to 24 December). Asks for the CAR number and a description of the work and TTM. The form on the council site is for 2026.

  Applies when Work planned between 1 and 24 December.

  Open the form

• Written agreement to work in another party's excavation

  Covers Lets you work under another permit holder's Works Access Permit; uploaded to that holder's CAR.

  Applies when You are working in an excavation that already has a Works Access Permit and its holder agrees to cover you.

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Yes, separate from works. Closing a road, lane, parking area or footpath for an event needs council permission, requested with the outdoor event booking form and discussed with the Street Activities team ([email protected]). Simple closures take about 10 working days; complex ones longer. A planning meeting may ask for traffic and pedestrian management plans.

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Moving parked vehicles for road works needs 48 hours notice, including a letter drop about the parking restriction to all properties within 50m of the site and a notice under the windscreen wipers of cars in the affected area. WCC's 2006 Code of Practice also says people working or living within 50m of the work site should get at least 48 hours' written notice (nature, times, duration, 24 hour contact number) where they are likely to be affected.

Customer and Compliance Team (also listed as the Network Team): [email protected], phone 04 499 4444. Events and event road closures: [email protected].

From WCC's Code of Practice (dated 2006): normal hours are 7:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Saturday. No work on a main road from 7:00am to 9:00am or 4:00pm to 6:00pm Monday to Friday, none on Sundays or public holidays, and none in central or suburban shopping areas from 1 to 24 December except emergency work. The Code puts major restrictions on noise before 7:30am and after 6:00pm unless varied through prior approval, and the council may require different hours in streets where prior approval is needed. Confirm current hours with the council.