Road processes for property owners Road processes for property owners

Property owners will sometimes need to apply to Auckland Transport for permission to make changes to their property if the changes take place on the road corridor, or have to do with legal, but unformed, roads.

Road encroachment licences or leases

Any encroachment onto the road surface, subsoil or airspace of a legal road must be authorised by AT.

Road stopping

Find out about changing the legal status of a road to a freehold title.

Removal of building line restrictions

Find out how to apply to have a building line restriction removed.

Removal of limitations as to parcel

Find out how to apply to remove limitations as to parcel

Unformed legal roads (paper roads)

Unformed legal roads are a legally-recognised public accessways to a particular area or feature.

Consent from affected parties

Landowners may need to obtain AT's consent as an affected party to proposed works

AT Designation works consent

Any works taking place on land affected by an Auckland Transport designation needs written consent from AT.