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A Development Application (DA) is a formal request for consent to carry out development. This type of Development Approval is the most common way of getting development consent in NSW. Development Applications are suitable for more complicated developments that don’t meet the requirements for Exempt Development or Complying Development.

A Development Application consists of a collection of documents (including application forms, site plans, consultants’ reports and the like) and is submitted to your local Council.

For some forms of development, the development application process can be swift and simple. However, for more complex applications, it can be a lengthy, time consuming and frustrating process. There are a few types of development that can be particularly complex (and generally apply to commercial and industrial, rather than residential, development)

If you are after a quick and easy approval, your project may be able to be approved through a Complying Development Certificate (CDC). This is where a Private Certifier issues your approval, instead of an application to council.

Most residential and many commercial projects in NSW can be approved through a Complying Development Certificate, which saves you time and money.

In order to have a building project approved through this process, it needs to be established that CDC is possible on your block, and in conjunction with this, the plans that are drawn up for the project also need to fall within the rules for Complying Development Approval.

We will be able to advise you quickly and easily if CDC is possible for your new building work.

Every project that requires approal will need a suitable set of architectural plans.