Do I need council approval?
Exempt development is work that does not require any approval from Council prior to proceeding, provided that the work complies with the criteria applying to that type of work. It is the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that they can demonstrate that the exempt development criteria has been met, if required to do so.
Prior to determining if your development or works are exempt development, there are certain criteria which must be satisfied. It is the responsibility of the person undertaking the work (the owner in most cases) to ensure that the criteria are met.
If your proposed development or works do not fit within the exempt development criteria, you should check to determine if it will fit within the complying development criteria, before lodging a development application. A complying development application is cheaper and determined faster than a development application and construction certificate.
This page last updated 16 February, 2012 12:10 PM
