Outdoor dining makes our community vibrant and adds value to businesses.
Permit approval is required for all placement of removable outdoor furniture on footpaths.
Application Fee (including applications for amendments to current permits) | $116 |
Licensed Premises | $56 per chair per annum |
Licensed Premises - Casual Rate | 10% of annual fee or minimum charge is $106 whichever is greater |
Unlicensed Premises (non-serviced areas) | $16.50 per chair per annum |
Unlicensed Premises (serviced areas) | $33 per chair per annum |
Licensed Premises - Henley Square | $88 per chair per annum |
Unlicensed Premises - Henley Square | $43.50 per chair per annum |
Unlicensed Premises - Henley Square - Casual Rate | 10% of annual fee or minimum charge is $106 whichever is greater |
Outdoor dining Late Payment Fee (applied when a permit is not renewed within 30 days) | $54 |
- Read the Outdoor Dining Conditions
- Complete the Application Form
We'll let you know by email when we've received your application.
The assessment process will start within 5 business days and will include:
- confirmation of your details and supporting documentation
- investigation of your proposed activity
We usually place all applications on the next Council’s Staff Advisory Group meeting agenda for consideration and decision (the Group meets fortnightly on Thursdays). If approved, you will receive a permit. This confirms the approved activity and the conditions.
You will get a tax invoice for all permit fees. You can make payment online or as per the instructions in the invoice.
Sometimes, creating an outdoor dining area may represent ‘development’ under the Development Act. This permit only covers the placement of moveable tables and chairs within defined areas.
Examples of where Development approval may be required are:
- fixed shade and fencing exclusively for customers of the business
- advertising displayed on items in the outdoor dining area
- any changes affecting a State Heritage place including painting, planting or minor structures
You will need to supply the following information with your application:
- certificate of Currency showing a minimum twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) Public Liability Insurance
- insurance schedule detailing all inclusions and any exclusions to the policy (note, tax invoices are not considered sufficient evidence of a Public Liability Insurance Policy)
- sample site plan outlining dimensions of the outdoor dining area
Liquor
If you are proposing to serve Liquor within the proposed outdoor dining area, you need to provide a copy of your application to Consumer and Business Services (CBS) for their approval.
Applications are considered within 21 business days. This is from the date that you lodge an application with all required information to Council.
Energy Absorbing Bollards
Energy Absorbing Bollards (EABs) can protect diners in the case of motor vehicle accidents.
In assessment we may decide that EABs are required. In this case, installation needs permission from the Encroachment Permit Application process. The application must include the installation specifications and site plan.
Dining Zone and Bollard Set Backs
| On-street configuration | Clear zone from kerb to dining zone where bollards are not required | Distance from kerb to bollard where bollards are required |
|---|---|---|
| No parking lane | 600mm | 300mm plus 900mm clear zone from bollard to dining zone, and an additional 600mm if EABs are required. |
| Parallel parking lane | 600mm | 600mm plus 900mm clear zone from bollard to dining zone, and an additional 600mm if EABs are required. |
| Angle parking lane | 900mm without wheel stops or 600mm with wheel stops | 900mm without wheel stops or 600mm with wheel stops plus 900mm clear zone from bollard to dining zone, and an additional 600mm if EABs are required. |
| Adjacent parallel loading zone with side-loading (e.g. hydraulic arm for refuse collection) | 1500mm | 1500mm plus 900mm clear zone from bollard to dining zone, and an additional 600mm if EABs are required. |
| Adjacent bus stop, taxi rank or parallel loading zone without side-loading | 900mm | 900mm plus 900mm clear zone from bollard to dining zone, and an additional 600mm if EABs are required. |
- ‘Kerbside Barrier Setback’ is the distance between the back of the kerb and the impact face of the EABs.
- ‘Dining Area Clearance’ is the distance between the impact face of the EABs and the dining area where outdoor dining furniture may be placed and diners are seated. This is to allow for bollard collapse.
- ‘Low Speed Environment’ means that the speed limit is 40km/hr or less, or the 85% speed of vehicles during peak dining times is 40km/hr or less.