If you are receiving a delivery to site and meet the below definition you do not require a permit.
What is a delivery?
A delivery is short term and involves:
- Movement of materials directly from truck to site;
- No use of plant and equipment;
- A legally parked truck; and
- Where access for pedestrians and traffic is maintained
- Occurs within normal hours**
** If outside of normal work hours an Out of Hours permit may be required.
Other frequent scenarios that are classed as a delivery.
- Commercial business receiving goods from a truck and unloading by hand;
- Commercial business that require a forklift for deliveries. A spotter is required for this type of delivery.
- Building sites - truck with a forklift attached to the rear required for brick deliveries. A spotter is required for this type of delivery and materials must not be placed on council land;
- Trucks entering and exiting a site. This may require traffic controllers to hold pedestrians and traffic for safety;
- Soil delivery by truck, unloading into a wheelbarrow and taken immediately into the site;
- Concrete agitator (no line pump) and where the concrete delivery is pouted straight into site. Pedestrian traffic must be maintained;
- Unloading plant and equipment immediately into the site using existing vehicle access (driveway).
Permits will be required if your activity:
- is not defined as a delivery, a Plant and Equipment Permit will be required
- requires a pallet movement, a forklift or crane across Council land, a Plant and Equipment Permit will be required
- utilising more space than the designated area/s for an extended period of time, a Plant and Equipment Permit permit will be required
- changing or restricting pedestrian or traffic movement a Temporary Road Closure will be required