Temporary Access to Parks and Reserves

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Notice: Please be advised no temporary access applications will be assessed or approved from Friday the 19th of December 2025 to Monday the 19th January 2026. Applications can still be submitted during this time, however they will not be assessed until after the 19th of January so please ensure requested dates for access are not before Monday the 9th February 2026. Thank you for your understanding.

Council may temporarily permit access to our parks and open spaces for:

  • vehicle access
  • plant and equipment
  • maintenance/construction related access
  • site investigations

All temporary access requests are subject to Council approval and will be assessed on compliance with legislation, merit, and impact to the environment and community use of the land. The maximum time permitted for temporary access is 14 days. 

For requests longer than this, we may refer you to our property and planning team for licensing and development application requirements.

What you need to do

  1. You must apply for access more than 15 business days before the proposed start date.
  2. An application is to be lodged on Council's Online Services Portal to provide Council with information required for assessment. Your application must include a work methodology, site plans and a pedestrian/traffic management plan. A public liabilities insurance certificate of currency must also be provided.
    • Select Lodge an application > Roads and Parks Infrastructure > Temporary Vehicle Access
  3. Applicants must clearly demonstrate there are no alternative means of access available to avoid access through City of Parramatta land.
  4. A non-refundable $370.00 (GST free) application fee will apply.

Assessment Process

  1. We will contact you within 5 business days to discuss your application.
  2. We will confirm in writing if Council supports your proposal and where applicable, what type of agreement you will enter into with us.
  3. If the application is endorsed, we will calculate access and bond fees.
  4. An approval letter will be issued to the applicant in writing with approved dates for access and payment/key collection instructions.
Fee Category Fee Amount Description
Access Fees - Daily: 1 to 14 days  Nil There is no access fee for the 14 day period
Access Fees - Daily: 15 to 56 days (2 to 8 weeks)  $179.00 per day A daily fee is applied for every day after 2 weeks up until 8 weeks
Access Fees - Daily: 57 to 112 days (8 to 16 weeks)  $358.00 per day A daily fee is applied for every day after 8 weeks with a maximum of 16 weeks under this process
Restoration fees Cost + 35% Where Council is required to restore the reserve following access the cost + 35% will be charged to the applicant.
Bond - Resident $1,500.00 Applications made by the resident for minor deliveries by the resident to the premises.
Bond - Non-Resident
Commercial - Minor		 $3,000.00 Light vehicle access or delivery of items (excluding building equipment and/or materials) to adjoining properties.
Bond - Non-Resident / Commercial - Medium $6,000.00 Heavy vehicle access or delivery of building equipment and/or materials to adjoining properties.
Bond - Non-Resident
Commercial - Major		 $12,000.00 Public or private utilities works, waste storage containers or similar. 
Bond - Keys $150.00 Access requests at times will require the collection of a key to unlock vehicle access gates. 
Other Other fees and bonds separate to the above may be applied on a case-by-case basis 

Examples may include where bonds are applied for tree or environmental protection

After you Finish

  1. Council officers will inspect the Council land on conclusion of the access period.
  2. Bonds will be released back to the applicant once satisfactory inspection of the land is completed and keys are returned.
  3. Where damage has occurred to the Council land, the bond will be withheld from the applicant until the remediation standard identified by Council is undertaken by the applicant. Inspection fees will be applied.
  4. If the applicant does not remediate the land to Council, the bond will be retained by Council to undertake the remediation.

Please Note:

  • If works are performed on or adjacent to Council land, you will also be required to supply and submit site-specific Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS), Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), and any relevant supporting documentation, such as approvals (e.g. stamped plans) or Tree Protection Plans.
  • For the following access requests, the listed documentation is a minimum requirement:
    • Sewer connection: Approved Sydney Water Minor Works Plan and fully signed Sydney Water ‘Permission to Enter’
    • Stormwater connection: Stamped stormwater drainage plan, signed Deed of Agreement and Stormwater Easement Damage Bond receipt
    • Telecommunications works: Authority Land Request

Contact Us

If you have any questions, get in touch with our Parks and Open Space team at openspace@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au

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