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You need an encroachment licence to build a structure on, over or under the land between your property's front boundary and the road or footpath.
An encroachment licence is permission from the Council to build a structure on, over or under road reserve.
The full list of encroachment fees and when they apply.
There are things you need to do when you buy or sell a property with an encroachment licence – or you discover an unlicensed encroachment.
Adopted in September 2011.
The Council manages 4,389.6 hectares of reserve land and open space in Wellington. This includes managing the removal of encroachments into Wellington’s reserves and Town Belt land.