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Discuss your plans with your neighbours |
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Construction Approval Process |
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It is a good idea to discuss your development plans with your neighbours before lodging your plans with
your consent authority. It is important that your neighbours are aware of your plans and you may be
able to get some important feedback from them. Your neighbours will be approached for comment on the
development by your consent authority, whether that is the council or a private certifier. They will be given the
opportunity to comment before approval for construction will be given.
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Exempt Developments |
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Certain renovations that are of a minor nature do not require any council approval. These are known as exempt developments.
What falls into the definition of minor works can vary from council to council. You may find your council has a Local Environmental
Planning Act or you may find that your development falls into the exempt development category if your development has a minimal
environmental impact. Exempt Developments do not require a Development Application. Types of the developments that may fall into
exempt development may include such things as a small fence or a barbeque. You will not need to get development consent as long as
you satisfy the requirements given to you by the council.
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NOTE: Ensure you notify your council before commencing any works to ensure that those works are exempt
developments or what category of work they fall into.
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Complying Developments |
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Complying Developments include more straightforward types of development where the outcome of the development is predictable.
Complying development applications are subject to defined standards or requirements specified in Council's Development Control
Plan. Check with your local council to see if the development is a complying development. To carry out the development, you can
obtain a 'Complying Development Certificate' (CDC) from the council or a licensed certifier. Certifiers must be licensed through the
Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources. If your application is successful, the council or private certifier
will issue a certificate to you, subject to conditions, such as a time frame when works must commence and stages where the works
will need to be inspected. An example of works that may be covered by a complying development may be an awning or roofed deck.
- The complying development approval can be issued in as little as 7 days
- You need to notify council two days before the construction commences. The owner-builder
will be responsible for contacting the consent authority (council or private certifier)
before inspections are due to be carried out, usually 2 working days notice is sufficient;
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NOTE: Usually the Complying Development Certificate expires after 5 years if work has not physically commenced.
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Council Development |
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The requirement to lodge a development application for local development approval is determined by your local council and will often vary from council to council.
Most types of developments fall into the category of local development. Local developments for owner-builders usually include single
dwellings or townhouses. If your development falls into the above category you will be required to lodge a Development Application
with your local council. To find out the requirements for your council, you will need to contact your local council to find out what
their requirements are. Some of these common requirements include:
- Basix certificate;
- Full plans and specifications;
- Waste management plan; and
- Statement of environmental impact(s).
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NOTE: Before building can commence, you must be issued with a Construction
Certificate (CC). Before the CC can be issued, you must obtain your owner-builder permit
from the Office of Fair Trading if the value of the work exceeds $5,000.
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BASIX Certificate |
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BASIX (The Building Sustainability Index) -for DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
All applicants for development approval in the Sydney metropolitan area need to know that, from 1 July 2004, a BASIX Certificate must
be included with any proposal to build a new house or dual occupancy in any of the local government areas in the Sydney Metropolitan
area.
Other parts of the State will come under BASIX from 1 July 2005.
As part of the commitment to conserve scarce water resources and reduce greenhouse gasses on the climate, the government introduced
BASIX to make sure new homes use less water and energy.
More information about BASIX is available on the BASIX website at www.basix.nsw.gov.au.
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Approval Checklist |
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- Have you discussed development with your neighbours?
- Provide location details:
- Location of building or renovation in relation to site boundaries;
- Street name, boundary details, site details scale and northpoint;
- Slope and vegetation details;
- Location and use of existing buildings.
- Proposed Development details (whether it be a new building or renovation):
- Floor Pans showing layout, partitions, room sizes and each floor section for each part of the building;
- Elevations and section showing height of building and proposed finishes;
- Proposed finished levels of land;
- Design, construction and provision for fire safety & resistance (if required);
- Specification to describe the construction, method of drainage, sewerage and water supply;
- Building perspectives to show the proposed building;
- Landscape plan for dual occupancy;
- Stormwater drainage plan and erosion and sediment control plan;
- Details of any land filling need to be provided.
- Statement of environmental Impacts, which may include:
- Site analysis;
- Access and traffic;
- Utility services;
- Energy efficiency;
- Waste management plan;
- Flooding and drainage; and
- Flora and fauna issues.
- You may need to include:
- Copies of location plan of the land;
- Copies of plan/drawings describing the development;
- Copies of advertising / notification plans should include height of buildings;
- Copies of all specifications;
- Copies of Waste management plan;
- Copies of the Statement of Environmental impacts;
- Application fees;
- Correct owner and property details;
- Long service Payments levy, where work exceeds $25,000.00.
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