Hoardings & temporary structure approvals

Request permission to set up tents, marquees, stalls, hoardings and scaffolding.

Lucy Simpson's creative hoarding Ngaarr at 570 George Street

Hoardings and scaffolding

You need to get approval from the City of Sydney before hoardings and scaffolding are set up for a development or worksite.

Creative graphic design options

Our creative hoardings program requires eligible hoardings and scaffolding to feature artworks or historic images.

Technical guidelines and regulation

Download the guidelines for minimum performance standards and specific design criteria for hoardings, scaffolding and cantilevered work platforms. The guidelines have been made under the policy.

Handful of motion blurred people walking past hoarding and scaffolding in Sydney's CBD.

Cultural support & funding

Creative hoardings program

Aims to transform the visual impact of construction sites in our area.

Structure approval

Two people talking with paperwork at a deskDevelopment applications
Aerial view of a street with a building covered in scaffolding and construction works in progress.Building certification
Person on scaffolding with crane overheadConstruction permits & approvals