After your development is approved

After your planning application is approved, there are other approvals you may need before you can start your project. These include operational works, building approval, plan sealing and erosion and sediment control. In some instances, prior to seeking these approvals, you may want to make changes to your development approval. You need to be aware that penalties apply for unauthorised work and you may need to pay the Portable Long Service Levy for building and construction work.

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In some circumstances, you may want to make changes or apply for an extension to a development approval you have received from Council. Find out how to apply.

Once you have your final development approval and conditions, you may need to get approval for an operational works application before you can proceed with your project.

Your project may also require building approval from a private building certifier. Certifiers are responsible for lodging building approvals and certifications with Council.

Development approvals issued by Council are mostly subject to conditions. It is expected that all conditions of a development approval are fulfilled and evidence of this is submitted to Council.

If your development involves subdivision, you will need to submit a plan sealing request for Council to endorse (also known as sealing) the subdivision plan.

Find out the erosion and sediment control measures you need to put in place to protect the environment.

Make sure you have all the approvals in place, as penalties apply when work is carried out without approval.

Your development approval may require environmental offsets to be provided. Find out how to deliver these environmental offsets.

Before approval of operational works applications, applicants need to pay the Portable Long Service Levy.

It is the responsibility of developers, builders and contractors to ensure noise impacts on nearby properties are minimal, and they comply with the building work times.

Make sure you engage with Council for a pre-start meeting if required by the conditions of a development approval.

On and off maintenance is the process of complying with conditions of development approval that require developers to construct infrastructure to be transferred to Council and environmental outcomes.

Last updated: 4 September 2023

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