Draft Road Reserve Leasing Policy

Consultation has concluded

Consultation period: Thursday 8 June to Thursday 6 July 2023

Council has drafted a new Road Reserve Leasing Policy that applies to existing and new roads that are owned by Council and accompanied by legislative obligations. The draft Policy allows adjoining property owners to apply to lease an area of Council owned road reserve adjacent to their property.

Occupation types for road reserve leases include, but are not limited to:

  • Carports
  • Landscaped areas
  • Garages
  • Fences
  • Storage under driveways
  • Any other temporary structure that can be easily demolished or removed.


Have your say

We are seeking feedback on the draft Policy to ensure it meets the needs of our community. You can provide feedback until 6 July 2023.

Review the policy and share your feedback:

  • Online by taking the survey below
  • Email to property@ssc.nsw.gov.au
  • In Writing to Property Services, Sutherland Shire Council, Locked Bag 17, Sutherland 1499.


Next steps

Following community consultation, Council will review and consider all feedback. Some changes may be made to the draft Policy. It will then be finalised and reported to Council for adoption. We will keep interested members of the community updated.


Consultation period: Thursday 8 June to Thursday 6 July 2023

Council has drafted a new Road Reserve Leasing Policy that applies to existing and new roads that are owned by Council and accompanied by legislative obligations. The draft Policy allows adjoining property owners to apply to lease an area of Council owned road reserve adjacent to their property.

Occupation types for road reserve leases include, but are not limited to:

  • Carports
  • Landscaped areas
  • Garages
  • Fences
  • Storage under driveways
  • Any other temporary structure that can be easily demolished or removed.


Have your say

We are seeking feedback on the draft Policy to ensure it meets the needs of our community. You can provide feedback until 6 July 2023.

Review the policy and share your feedback:

  • Online by taking the survey below
  • Email to property@ssc.nsw.gov.au
  • In Writing to Property Services, Sutherland Shire Council, Locked Bag 17, Sutherland 1499.


Next steps

Following community consultation, Council will review and consider all feedback. Some changes may be made to the draft Policy. It will then be finalised and reported to Council for adoption. We will keep interested members of the community updated.


Consultation has concluded

  • Policy update

    The draft Road Reserve Leasing Policy was reviewed and adopted by Council on 21 August 2023. Access the final policy here

    For any further questions please contact Council via engagement@ssc.nsw.gov.au

  • Consultation results

    Update on our Draft Road Reserve Leasing Policy

    Thank you to everyone who participated in this consultation.

    We received 12 responses to our survey.

    Overall, most survey participants agreed with the 4 principles guiding the decision making for granting and managing road reserve leases.

    We acknowledge there were some concerns raised including the use of the land by the community and the on-going maintenance of the road reserve.

    Council is reviewing all feedback received and there may be changes to the policy. The policy will then be resubmitted to the Governance Sub-Committee for review, prior to being submitted to the elected councillors for approval and adoption.

    We will keep interested participants updated on the progress of this policy.

    For any further questions please contact Council via engagement@ssc.nsw.gov.au