Obtaining approval to build

This page can assist you in navigating through the Development Application and Approval process. It also provides help with carrying out development in accordance with the Exempt and Complying Development.

• What is development?
• When is a Development Application required?
• Development Application Process
• Application Forms
• Critical Inspections
• Fees and Charges
• Application for consent for works and structures in/on a public road (Section 138)
• Lodging an Application
• Plans and Specifications, what do you need?
• Political Donations and Gifts Disclosures
• Application Determination (approval or refusal of an application)
• Notification of Commencement of Work
• Certification
• Occupation Certificates
• What is a Principal Certifying Authority?
• What is Complying Development?
• What is Exempt Development?