Highway construction and planting permit

You need a permit or District approval if you want to:

• build a fence, planter box, retaining wall, ornamental lighting, or benches
• install any hard surface that does not absorb water (other than replacing an existing driveway)
• install anything that alters the natural grade
• put up decorative street numbers or signs
• plant a bush, shrub, ornamental plant, or ground cover that is likely to be taller than 0.9 metres
• plant a tree or hedge
• make changes to or build a new driveway, walkway, or stairs
• install or replace a culvert
• install or decommission boreholes or monitoring wells

Get more details in our FAQ document

How to apply

To apply for a Highway Construction and Planting Permit, download the appropriate application form and submit it, along with any additional required documents, to eng@dnv.org.

Fees

The fee for this permit is $100.

Application forms, checklists, documents

General construction and gardening

For boulevard or landscaping work, driveway changes, or culvert changes, submit this application form:

Construction and planting application form

Not the homeowner? You'll also need to submit this form:

Authorization to represent the owner

Boreholes and monitoring wells

For boreholes or monitoring wells, submit this application form and any other required documents:

• Borehole and monitoring well application form
• Well decommissioning application form
• Borehole monitoring plan 
• Borehole and piezometer summary report
• Decommissioning process description