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Deliveries to site

A delivery to site does not need a permit. If your activity is not defined as a delivery, you will need a plant and equipment permit.

A delivery to site does not need a permit.

Deliveries are defined as:

  • short term
  • materials moved directly from a truck to site
  • no use of plant or equipment
  • a legally parked truck
  • access for pedestrians and traffic remains.

Examples of a delivery include:

  • commercial businesses receiving goods from a truck and unloading by hand
  • commercial businesses using a forklift for deliveries (a spotter is required)
  • trucks with a forklift attached to the rear required for brick deliveries (a spotter is required)
  • trucks entering and exiting site (may need traffic controllers)
  • soil deliveries by truck, unloading into a wheelbarrow and taken immediately to site
  • concrete agitators (no line pump) and where the concrete delivery is poured straight into site (access for pedestrians maintained)
  • unloading plant and equipment immediately to site using existing vehicle access (driveway).

If your activity is not defined as a delivery, you will need a plant and equipment permit.

More information

Please refer to the following sections of Councils Community Local Law 2026 -  https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/publications/strategies-policies-and-plans/community-local-law-2026

  • Clause 4.8 Obstructions and Hazards on Roads and Council land
  • Clause 4.11 Occupation of Roads Footpath or Council land.