Limited Access
Under section 52A of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935, there is provision to declare a State road as a limited access road. It is a mechanism utilised on certain State roads to protect those roads from abutting ribbon development and proliferation of accesses, or intensification of existing accesses.
Limited access limits vehicular access between a State road and adjacent land to enhance the safety of all road users and to maintain the operational efficiency of the road.
To identify which roads are limited access go to the Limited Access Roads layer on LISTmap here: maps.thelist.tas.gov.au
Access licences
Once a road is declared limited access, legal access to that road is either via a proclaimed place of access (public road junctions) or via a conditional licensed place of access (private accesses) for specific uses (for example, residential, agricultural, business, etc.).
Access licences are issued in relation to a specific land title and run with that land irrespective of changes in ownership, unless the licence is conditioned otherwise.
There is provision for an application to be made to vary the purpose of an access licence on condition that the variation will not have an adverse impact on safety and efficiency of the road. A licensed access may be relocated, providing it is within the same land title and safe to do so. There is no ability to issue any new or additional access licences.
To obtain copies of access licences pertaining to your property or to apply to vary an access licence, please put your request in writing to Property.Assets@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Applications to vary an access licence must be accompanied by:
- any relevant Council planning permit/s approving a change of use and/or development
- a Traffic Impact Statement or Assessment (TIS or TIA)
- copies of relevant access licences.