Built to your council’s standard drawing, with the permit handled
The crossover is the section between your property boundary and the road — the piece you drive over to get onto your own driveway. It sits on council land, which means council decides how it is built, and council inspects it.
Thickness, reinforcement, the layback profile, the width and how it meets the kerb are all set by the council’s standard drawing, not by preference. Build it wrong and it gets rejected, and the cost of putting that right is entirely yours.
What the job covers
- Assessment against the relevant council’s standard drawing
- Saw cutting and removal of the existing crossover or kerb section
- Excavation and spoil cartage
- Compacted base to council specification
- Formwork, including the layback profile
- Reinforcement to council specification
- Concrete placed, finished and jointed
- Reinstatement of the surrounds
- Traffic and pedestrians managed while we work
- Optional: permit prepared and lodged on your behalf
You do not have to deal with council
We check your address
Every Melbourne council has its own standard drawing, permit process and inspection requirements, and they differ. We find out what applies at your address.
We lodge it for you
We prepare and lodge the application on your behalf and deal with council through to inspection. Charged as an additional fee, shown as its own line on the quote.
Council’s fee is separate
Council sets its own permit fee and it is whatever their schedule says at the time of lodgement, so no one can quote a figure up front. We check the current fee and put it on your quote.
Or lodge it yourself
If you would rather handle the paperwork, that is fine too. We will tell you what your council requires and build to it.
Crossovers and the driveways they meet
The ones we get asked most
Do I need a permit for a crossover?
Yes. A crossover sits on council land, so it needs council approval before work starts and it is inspected afterwards. We can lodge the application for you — it is quoted as an additional item.
How long does the permit take?
It varies by council and by how busy they are. We give you a realistic timeframe when we quote, and we book the pour around the approval rather than before it.
What does the permit cost?
Two separate things. Council’s own fee varies from council to council and is charged at the rate in their schedule at the time of application, so there is no single figure anyone can quote up front. Our fee for preparing and lodging is separate and is on the quote as its own line.
How thick does a crossover have to be?
Whatever the council’s standard drawing says. Crossovers are not built to preference.
How wide can my crossover be?
Council sets it, generally with a maximum for a single residential crossing and a wider allowance for a double. We check the figures for your address.
Can you do the crossover and the driveway together?
Yes, and it is the sensible way — one excavation, one crew, one visit, and the join between the two is done properly.
Will you need to close the footpath?
Briefly. We manage pedestrian access safely while the work is underway and reinstate everything when we are done.
Get a price on your crossover
Send us the address and we will check what your council requires and what the permit involves.
