Once Council has issued your Construction Certificate/Complying Development Certificate, please complete the following: -

• Complete and return a Notice to Commence Building Form.
• Provide Council with a copy of your Owner Builders Permit or your builder’s Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF) Insurance. 

Council’s Building Certifier will bring your ‘Principal Certifier sign’ with them to your first inspection and place the sign on site.

Please also note that prior to use of the structure, you will need to apply for an Occupation Certificate on the NSW Planning Portal.

Please refer to your Approval Documents, Council’s Certificate Guide and the ‘Contract to Provide Building Certification Work’ for further information.

We require Frame Specifications/Frame and Truss Layout/Bracing Layout to be submitted before booking unless cut on site.

Please refer to your Approval Documents, Council's Certificate Guide and the 'Contract to Provide Building Certification Work' for further information.

Before booking your final inspection, ensure:

1. An Occupation Certificate application has been lodged via the NSW Planning Portal.
2. All required component certifications (as detailed in the Certification Guide) have been uploaded to the NSW Planning Portal.

For more information on component certification and other requirements, please refer to:

• Certification Guide (pages 11-13): View PDF
• Component Certification example templates: View Templates

Additional details can be found in your Approval Documents, Council's Certificate Guide, and the 'Contract to Provide Building Certification Work'.

Only licensed contractors can carry out plumbing and drainage work in New South Wales. Plumbers and drainers must be licensed with NSW Fair Trading.

Prior to commencing work, and prior to Council carrying out any of the required inspections, the licensee is required to submit their 'Notice of Work' to Council.

Please refer to your Approval Documents, Council's Certificate Guide and the 'Contract to Provide Building Certification Work' for further information.

Upon the completion of the works, the plumber must also submit their 'Certificate of Compliance' and a 'Sewer Service Diagram'/'Works as Executed Drawing' to Council.

For consistency, Council accepts the 'Notice of Work', 'Certificate of Compliance' and 'Sewer Service Diagram'/'Works as Executed Drawing' in the same format as NSW Fair Trading.

These templates can be obtained from NSW Fair Trading website.

Please refer to your Approval Documents, Council's Certificate Guide and the 'Contract to Provide Building Certification Work' for further information.