Crossovers and road reserves

A Works Within a Road Reserve permit is required for any works within the road reserve including a road, footpath, or nature strip.

This is often the case with excavations, trenching or core sampling, connecting water, gas or stormwater, driveway/crossover construction/upgrade and soil testing.

If you carry out works involving disturbing/digging up a footpath, nature strip or roadway, you must apply for consent from the coordinating road authority.

Regional Roads Victoria is the coordinating road authority for all freeways and many arterial roads. Council is the coordinating road authority for all other streets and laneways in the municipality.

Roads managed by Regional Roads Victoria are listed on our Roads page, the VicRoads website or by calling 13 11 71.

If Council is the coordinating road authority, complete and submit the application below along with a copy of your traffic management plan.

Apply for a permit for Works within a road reserve

You can also complete a pdf version of the permit for Works within a road reserve(PDF, 128KB).

Submit it via:

• Email – shire@hepburn.vic.gov.au
• Mail – Hepburn Shire Council, P.O. Box 21, Daylesford 3460 or
• Bring your form into a Council Customer Service Centre.

Please read the guidelines for Vehicle Crossover Construction(PDF, 633KB).

Lodging a Works Within a Road Reserve permit application incurs a fee that is set by the Victorian Government. Fees depend on the road classification and work type. Please refer to the Schedule of Application Fees and Charges listed on the application form.

To prevent damage and disruption to underground pipe and cable network which carries essential services such as electricity, gas, communications and water, it is important to locate these services before carrying out any works on your property.

Find out where any pipes and drains are located by contacting Dial Before you Dig on 1100 or by visiting the Dial Before You Dig website. Neglecting to dial 1100 before excavating can lead to costly disruption to essential services and injury or death to workers or the public. It can also lead to heavy financial penalties.

Read the guidelines for Vehicle Crossover Construction(PDF, 633KB) 

Council’s Asset Protection page

Crossover standard drawings

• Retrofit Residential Vehicle Crossing (SD235)(PDF, 90KB)
• New Residential Single Vehicle Crossing (SD240)(PDF, 84KB)
• New Residential Shared / Double Vehicle Crossing (SD245)(PDF, 88KB)
• New Industrial Vehicle Crossing (SD250)(PDF, 74KB)
• New Rural Vehicle Crossing (SD255)(PDF, 65KB)
• New Fringe Urban Vehicle Crossing (SD260)(PDF, 56KB)
• New Rural B Double Vehicle Crossing (SD265)(PDF, 90KB)

2.8       Motor vehicle crossings

2.8.1     A person must not, without a permit, including temporarily, construct, install, remove or alter a motor vehicle crossing.

2.8.2    The owner of land must ensure that at each point of any motor vehicular access from a carriageway on a road to the land there is a motor vehicle crossing that is constructed and maintained in accordance with Council’s Procedures for Vehicle Crossings, being a document incorporated by reference into this Local Law.