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.