Plumtree Town (Wayleaves) By-laws, 2025
Plumtree charges wayleaves by surface: US$59 per square metre to cross a tarred road, US$47 paved, US$24 gravel and US$12 plain ground, plus US$3 000 a year per network booster — but every penalty is printed as nil.
These by-laws require a wayleave permit before operator facilities or networks are installed on Plumtree Town Council roads, road reserves or other council property.
Applications must show the applicant's particulars and capacity, and the council may approve with conditions or reject with reasons. On approval a wayleave lease agreement is entered into, tied to the operator's licence period. The by-laws also cover the permit holder's obligations and indemnity, sharing of operator facilities, and removal of facilities on expiry — with the council entitled to disconnect or remove at the holder's cost where rentals go unpaid, the permit is breached, or facilities sit on council land without a permit or after expiry, with no council liability for damage caused.
Nothing may be placed on, under, along or across a public road or hung on council property without prior written permission, and giving false information in an application, falsifying a permit or obstructing a designated officer are offences.
The fee structure is unusual in charging by surface disturbed: US$59 per square metre for a tarred road, US$47 for a paved road, US$24 for a gravel road and US$12 for a plain surface. The permit fee itself, the lease agreement and monthly lease rentals are nil, and a network booster costs US$3 000 a year — twice Insiza's US$1 500.
Every entry in the penalty schedule, including operating without a permit and obstructing an officer, is printed as US$0,00. Fees and penalties are payable in local currency at the interbank rate and exclude VAT.
What changed
- A wayleave permit is required before installing operator facilities on council property
- Wayleaves are charged per square metre by surface: US$59 tarred, US$47 paved, US$24 gravel, US$12 plain
- Network boosters cost US$3 000 a year; the permit fee, lease agreement and rentals are nil
- The council may disconnect or remove facilities at the holder's cost for unpaid rentals or breach
- All penalties are printed as US$0,00 as published
Who this affects
- Telecoms operators and ISPs laying fibre in Plumtree
- Tower and network booster operators
- Utility contractors crossing council roads
- Council engineering and revenue staff
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.