Driveways

Darwin City Council maintains driveways to all properties within the Municipality and these must conform to the Council's regulations. The width of the driveways is determined by whether the property is residential or commercial.

The Council regularly upgrades suburban driveways between the street and the boundary of the property involved.

Home owners can have their existing bitumen driveways replaced by concrete driveways if they contribute towards the cost of materials and labour on a pro rate basis.

Under the Darwin City Council By-Laws, the Council can insist that an unused driveway or a driveway in use but which has not been constructed according to standard, be reinstated or repaired as necessary. The Council can recover any costs from the property owner.

You will need to get Council approval to install any additional driveways onto your property, or to alter existing driveways.

To arrange for your driveways to be inspected, or for any other information on driveways, you can contact the Council on phone 8930 0597 or email dcc@darwin.nt.gov.au.

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