Obstruction Permit

The following fees and charges may apply to your application, any additional fees will be invoiced separately:

Additional fees that may apply (not shown above): 

Additional fees may be applicable for public health approvals and traffic management advice. Where these fees are payable, you will be notified by the Activity Approvals Unit and invoiced separately. 

Obstruction Permits will not be issued until all additional invoices have been paid. 

For every Obstruction Permit for General Works, Skip Bin & Sea Container, Filming & Drone, or Helicopter application, the below minimum documents are required:

• A Diagram of Works (sample images below)
• A Certificate of Currency for Public Liability Insurance, for a minimum sum of $10 million.

Where parking bays are affected/required, please include:

A Parking Diagram (sample image below)

• For all bays being used for a Skip Bin or Sea Container.
• For all bays used for works, equipment, and deliveries, including road closures preventing the regular use of car bays in the vicinity.
• For all bays required for work vehicle parking (no deliveries, no working from vehicle).

Further documents that may be required are listed below, please refer to the other headings on this webpage for more information.

Traffic Management Plan

Pedestrian Management Plan

Noise Management Plan

Flight Path

CASA UAV Operators Certificate

Remote Pilots Licence

Site Plan of Landing Zone

Notification Letter to premises affected by works or noise

Road Closure Advertisement for the City’s Road Closure webpage Road Closures

Diagram of Works Sample 1:

Diagram of Works Sample 2:

Parking Diagram Sample:

Obstruction Permits for works within the ‘Restricted Period’ that are likely to cause congestion for road users, including pedestrians, may not be approved within ‘Restricted Streets’ unless they are deemed to be essential infrastructure and unavoidable.

The Restricted Period is from the third Monday in November of the current year to the third Monday in January for the following year inclusive.

Map of Restricted Streets

Any equipment, road closures, works, or skip bins/sea containers affecting the public’s use of an on-street parking bay will need an Obstruction Permit. You are not required to apply for parking reservations separately, they will be booked with the Permit. For WA State Body works, please reference this in your Obstruction Permit description.

Where an ACROD bay and/or Taxi Bay is requested, it is a requirement that a replacement bay be charged in addition to the ACROD/Taxi Bay you require.

Our on-street parking team are required to seek approval by City of Perth Parking Management for all reservations effecting Loading Zones, ACROD Bays and Taxi Bays/Ranks.

A parking diagram is required to outline all bays required. Please include a list of all dates the parking bays will be obstructed to the public.

Note: Processing time for a parking reservation will not commence until approval is granted by all other stakeholders during the Obstruction Permit application assessment.

For more information and fees associated with on-street parking head to Reserve or Pay for a Street Parking Bay | City of Perth

To ensure public safety, particularly during peak pedestrian traffic times, vehicles cannot enter either Hay Street, Murray Street or Forrest Place without prior authorisation. If you require mall access with your Obstruction Permit, you will be able to add the vehicle/s details during the application process.

To access the mall*, vehicles must enter via the bollards using the intercom to speak directly with City Watch. If the vehicle has been registered and approved for entry City Watch will lower the bollards and allow access.

*Conditions apply to vehicle movement and parking times within the mall, please see below for more details.

Please note, do not apply separately for mall access if you are applying for an Obstruction Permit.

No Vehicle Movement Times

There is strictly no vehicular movement through the malls between the following times:

Where to Access Hay Street and Murray Street Malls and Forrest Place

Delivery access to Murray Street Mall is to be made from Forrest Place loading dock. Delivery access to Hay Street Mall is to be made from the ENEX 100 loading dock.

Murray Street Mall

Entrance from William St

One Way Only

Height restriction of 4.1m

Hay Street Mall

Entrance form Barrack St

One Way Only

Mall Access Times for Vehicles Parking in the Mall

Vehicles that are required to park in the mall for maintenance, shop-fit etc.; can only do so during the following times: -

Mall Access Times During the Christmas Extended Trading Hours

Authorisation must be granted prior to entry. 

Please head to Mall Access, Deliveries and Loading Docks for further information.

If any part of the work affects vehicular or pedestrian movement this will need City of Perth Transport Unit approval.

A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) is required for any activity on the road reserve that obstructs the passage of vehicles or the movement of any other road user. Traffic Management Plans are prepared and designed in accordance to Main Roads WA Traffic Management for Works on Roads Code of Practice and the relevant standards. The Code of Practice is available here.

All companies engaged in Traffic Management on City of Perth roads must have current registration in the State Road Traffic Management Company Registration Scheme administered by Main Roads WA. Please refer to Main Roads WA website for further information.

Works that will be in close proximity to traffic signals or are classed as complex as defined in Main Roads WA Code of Practice shall require Road Traffic Manager (RTM) Endorsement.

Full footpath closures - A Traffic Management Plan (TMP), directing pedestrians safely around the work site, designed by an accredited Advanced Worksite Traffic Management (AWTM) traffic manager will be required.

Processing times:

Basic Traffic Management Plan as compliant to Main Roads WA Code of Practice and AS 1742.3 –

Five business days minimum.

Complex Traffic Management Plan as compliant to Main Roads WA Code of Practice and AS 1742.3 –

Five business days minimum for the City and 15 working days for Main Roads WA.

Applicant to obtain City’s approval prior to seeking Main Roads WA approval (refer to Temporary Traffic Management: Traffic Signal Approval Policy at Main Roads WA).

Road closures require notification letters to premises within a 100-metre radius of works, an advert for the City’s Road Closures web page and proof of delivery of the notification letter.

Proof of delivery can include:

• A signed and dated delivery statement from the applicant, which includes a list of notified addresses, the method of delivery and a copy of the letter.
• A signed and dated spreadsheet, which includes a list of notified addresses, the method of delivery and a copy of the letter.
• A signed and dated Statutory Declaration.

Any construction work being conducted outside of normal working hours will require a Noise Management Plan (NMP) as required by the Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulation 1997.

Normal working hours are 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday, excluding Public Holidays.

Construction works include, but is not limited to: 

The construction, erection, delivery, installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, cleaning, painting, renewal, removal, excavation, dismantling or demolition of any building or structure.

Out of normal hours works require the following:

1. A Noise Management Plan (NMP)
2. A notification letter to affected premises within a 100m radius of the works
3. Proof of delivery of the above notification letter.

Proof of delivery can include:

• A signed and dated delivery statement from the applicant, which includes a list of notified addresses and the method of delivery.
• A signed and dated spreadsheet, which includes a list of notified addresses and the method of delivery.
• A signed and dated Statutory Declaration, which includes a list of notified addresses and the method of delivery.

Works that will affect any garden beds, trees, shrubs, flora, and reserves within the City of Perth will require an Obstruction Permit

Mark up a map/plan of work area that includes all items listed in the definition above and also provides a mitigation strategy for damage that may be incurred during the course of activities applied for.

Documents required with the application:

• Site plan of work area.
• A Pedestrian Management Plan (PMP) which shows how you will maintain clear, safe passage for pedestrians.
• A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) - if you are planning partial or full road closure.

Current public liability insurance for a minimum sum of $10 million.

A permit is required to place a skip bin or sea container on a road or on a verge. 

Where there are parking bays available, skip bins and sea containers will be approved to be placed in a bay firstly, other locations may be considered on application. If the skip bin/container is there for more than 24 hours, a pedestrian management plan may be required, please see below.

When submitting an application with the City, please include the following:

• A Certificate of Currency for Public Liability Insurance, for a minimum sum of $10 million.
• Information or a diagram showing which parking bay/s will be used for the skip bin/container placement.
• Pedestrian Management Plan (PMP) showing reflective tape and barriers around the obstruction. Please note, 1.5m pedestrian clearance is required for any obstruction on a footpath.

There will also be additional fees for the parking bay/s booking. For more information, please see Reserve or pay for a street parking bay.

*Please note: This permit does not include the skip bin or sea container. 
Separate arrangements will need to be made. 

Some locations within the City of Perth are privately managed, for filming or drone use within these locations’ permission must be sought from the relevant authority. Below is a non-exhaustive list of privately managed locations within the City of Perth, if you wish to film or use a drone at these locations, please contact them directly.

Privately Managed Property - City of Perth

Drones

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regulates flying of drones and other Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in Australia.

The City of Perth regulates the launching and landing of these aircraft from Council land.

When submitting your application with the City, please include the following information:

• A copy of the Drone Operators Remote Pilot Licence (RePL)
• Proposed 30m Safety Exclusion Zone and the use and positioning of signage.
• The Operator’s Certificate of Currency for Public Liability Insurance, for a minimum sum of $10 million.
• A Pedestrian and/or Traffic Management Plan (when drone operations or safety exclusion zone(s) impact City footpaths or road reserves). Refer to the Traffic and Pedestrian Management heading above.

The operator must adhere to the standard safety rules as defined by CASA, for a full list of rules, head to Know Your Drone | Civil Aviation Safety Authority (casa.gov.au)

Filming

A Filming and Drone Application is required when you have a filming/photography group of five or more (including cast and crew).

When submitting your application with the City, please include the following information:

• A filming schedule with work site layout
• A Pedestrian and/or Traffic Management Plan (when filming impacts City footpaths or road reserves). Refer to the Traffic and Pedestrian Management heading above.
• A Certificate of Currency for Public Liability Insurance, for a minimum sum of $10 million.

Wedding Photography is not covered by this permit, please apply for Wedding Photography at Weddings in the City | City of Perth

The City of Perth will consider Helicopter Landings, for tourism and promotional purposes, on application. It is encouraged that Langley Park is the best place for landings, however other locations may be considered. 

Langley Park | City of Perth

A minimum 30m Safety Exclusion Zone is to be maintained, to safely manage members of the public using the area around the landing site.

When submitting a Helicopter Landing Application, you must include:  

• A Traffic Management Plan/Site Plan, which details the location of the take-off/landing zone, ground crew, distances and pedestrian management, to ensure public safety at all times.
•  A Certificate of Currency for Public Liability Insurance, for a minimum sum of $10 million.

It is the responsibility of the permit holder to ensure they hold all appropriate approvals from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Civil Aviation Safety Authority (casa.gov.au)

Flying over the Derbarl Yerrigan / Swan River, you must also seek permission from
Swan River Trust | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (dbca.wa.gov.au)

Helicopter Fees & Charges are $99 for the Standard Application Fee, plus $200 per landing.