Does you Business Front/Adjoin a State Controlled Road?
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You will need to contact the Department of Transport and Main Roads to apply for a Road Corridor Permit. An Outdoor Dining Permit is not required from council for your site.
Is your business on a council road within 30m of a state controlled road?
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You can apply for Outdoor Dining Permit with council; however, you will need council to formally assess your application. Please continue with your application and it will be submitted for assessment.

When you are ready to commence your application, please have the following documents ready to upload:

  • Site Plan
  • Public Liability Insurance Certificate of Currency containing the following:
    • Liability minimum value of $20,000,000;
    • Covers your usual business activities including the provision of an outdoor eating area/display of goods/display of signage on footpaths or other trading places which may or may not be under the ownership, care, custody and control of Townsville City Council;
    • Townsville City Council is listed as an interested party;
    • Contains the following statement:
      • Interested Parties: Townsville City Council in connection with the use or display of tables and chairs on the pedestrian pavement for outdoor dining/display of goods/display of signage on footpaths or other trading places which may or may not be under the ownership, care, custody and control of Townsville City Council, at the front of the Insured’s Business Premises situated at (insert your trading address) – where the Personal Injury and/or Property Damage happens as a result of an Occurrence within the Territorial Limits.

When you are ready to commence your application, please have the following documents ready to upload:

  • Site Plan
  • Public Liability Insurance Certificate of Currency containing the following:
    • Liability minimum value of $20,000,000;
    • Covers your usual business activities including the provision of an outdoor eating area/display of goods/display of signage on footpaths or other trading places which may or may not be under the ownership, care, custody and control of Townsville City Council;
    • Townsville City Council is listed as an interested party;
    • Contains the following statement:
      • Interested Parties: Townsville City Council in connection with the use or display of tables and chairs on the pedestrian pavement for outdoor dining/display of goods/display of signage on footpaths or other trading places which may or may not be under the ownership, care, custody and control of Townsville City Council, at the front of the Insured’s Business Premises situated at (insert your trading address) – where the Personal Injury and/or Property Damage happens as a result of an Occurrence within the Territorial Limits.
Commence Your Application? *

Outdoor Dining Permit Request - Eligibility Criteria

Are you Renewing a Previously Approved Outdoor Dining Area? *

A Site Plan will need to be uploaded at the end of the Application Form.

If No, Please Choose Appropriate Precinct
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Can you Comply with Precinct Style?
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You can apply for Outdoor Dining Permit with council; however, you will need council to formally assess your application. Please continue with your application and it will be submitted for assessment.

A Site Plan will need to be uploaded at the end of the Application Form.

I verify that my public liability insurance policy has a minimum liability limit of $20 million (twenty million dollars) and that the policy:
  • Covers my usual business activities including theprovision of an outdoor eating area/display of goods/display of signage on footpaths or other trading placeswhich may or may not be under the ownership, care,custody and control of Townsville City Council
  • Lists Townsville City Council as an interested party
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I verify that my public liability insurance policy contains the following statement:

Interested Parties: Townsville City Council in connection with the use or display of tables and chairs on the pedestrian pavement for outdoor dining/display of goods/display of signage on footpaths or other trading places which may or may not be under the ownership, care, custody and control of Townsville City Council, at the front of the Insured's Business Premises situated at (insert your trading address) - where the Personal Injury and/or Property Damage happens as a result of an Occurrence within the Territorial Limits. 
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To be eligible for Outdoor Dining Permit, the public liability insurance must be $20,000,000 or higher, List Townsville City Council as an interested party and covers your usual business activities. Please relodge once your insurance certificate has been amended to include the before mentioned.

To be eligible for Outdoor Dining Permit, the Interested Parties statement as above must be added to your public liability.

I confirm that a valid food licence is held for the business use associated with this permit. *

You can apply for Outdoor Dining Permit with council: however, assessment of your application will commence once the Food Licence has been issued. Please continue with your application.

I declare that I am the legal occupant / lessee of the property detailed in this application and that I am duly authorised to make this application on behalf of the business. *
This application will need to be lodged by the legal occupant / lessee of the property.
Please make yourself aware of all of the requirements and obligations under Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2011. *
I agree to indemnify the City in respect of any injury of any person or any damage to any property which may occur in connection with my use of the public place as an outdoor dining area. *

Unfortunately, you do not qualify for Outdoor Dining.

I have not, nor has the business applying for this permit, committed a breach of any provisions of the Local Law No. 4 (Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2011 within the past 5 years. * *

You can apply for Outdoor Dining Permit with council; however, you will need council to formally assess your application. Please continue with your application and it will be submitted for assessment.

I confirm that the road/roads for which I am applying for this permit have a speed limit not exceeding 50km/h. *
You can apply for Outdoor Dining Permit with council; however, you will need council to formally assess your application. Please continue with your application and it will be submitted for assessment.

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The following submission checklist has been created to ensure that we can quickly assess your application. Please ensure that all the required information has been provided with your lodgement to prevent unnecessary delays.
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