Which
Application?
Approvals
Required:
Forms
required:
Alterations
to single dwellings
Approvals
required:
-
Development
Consent
-
Construction
Certificate
Approval
required for other than classes 1A and 10 buildings
Forms
required:
Development
Applications
Before
lodging the application, it is wise to contact an assessment planner and
building surveyor to discuss the proposal. All of the following must be
submitted before the application will be considered:
Construction
Certificates
When
is a Construction Certificate Required?
Construction
Certificates are required before building works receiving Development
Consent can proceed.
Complete
detailed drawings including landscape and engineering details are
required with a Construction Certificate application. It is not possible
to issue a certificate "conditional upon such details being
submitted later”.
You
may use a private certifier to issue the construction certificate, in
which case the only role of the Council is to receive and file the
certificate and drawings and make them available for public inspection
on request. A fee may be charged for this service.
If
you choose Council as your certifier, Council conducts all necessary
inspections. Details of when the inspections are required are included
in the conditions of Development Consent. It is the applicant’s
responsibility to contact Council when these inspections are due.
Documents
Required
An
Development
Application (DA) & Construction Certificate (CC) Application, with 3 copies each of:
-
Site
plan showing existing structures, easements and distances to
boundaries
-
Working
drawings, including fully dimensioned elevations, sections, floor
plans
-
Details
of termite protection, bracing and tie-down
-
Design
of footings and structural members by a suitably qualified
structural engineer
-
Specifications
-
Owner’s
consent on the application form where owner is not the applicant
-
Proof
of Home Building Act Insurance for contract work greater than
$5,000.
-
Septic
Tank Application Form (in unsewered areas) with full details.
This
may be lodged separately from the CC application.
-
Payment
of fees in accordance with the schedule overleaf
-
Owner-
Builder’s permit for owner-builder jobs greater than $5,000 will
need to be provided before approval is issued.
Fees
Cost
of Construction
Calculated
per square metre of construction:
Lodging
a Combined DA and Construction Certificate
A development application and a
construction certificate is required for building works unless otherwise
specified in Council’s Development Control Plan for Exempt &
Complying Development.
Use
Council’s Development
Application (DA) & Construction Certificate (CC) Application
for combined applications.
Answer all questions including those on the back of the form, although
these may not be relevant to all applications.
Ensure
that all required details are submitted, including engineering details.
Approval to build cannot be given "conditional upon" later
submission of such information.
Certain
work does not need an approval and is known as “exempt” development.
Categories of exempt development, such as small pergolas, single
carports and decks are noted in the Exempt and Complying Development
Control Plan (No. 12), a copy of which is available in the “Policies” section
of this Site or for purchase from Council. Please check the “Circumstances where exempt” column
to see if your proposal is exempt.
Where
aspects of a proposal need to be determined before detailed drawings are
prepared (e.g. views, building height, setbacks, access and overlooking)
it may be useful to submit outline drawings for a preliminary
assessment.
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