Development Applications

Last modified: October 24, 2009 - 1:31 AM

Development Applications can be lodged at Council's offices, 55 Cowabbie Street, Coolamon during office hours.

Development Applications

An applicant wishing to undertake any building work needs to lodge a Development Application (DA) with Council.

The Development Application must include the following information:

  1. At least three (3) of the plan showing the size and uses on any building or rooms. (Scale 1:100) nb. all plans are to be drawn to an acceptable standard.
  2. Two (2) copies of the specifications, describing the constructions and materials of which the structure is to be built. 
  3. Three (3) copies of the site plan showing the location of the proposed structure in relation to all boundaries and other structures on the site (Scale 1:500 or 1:200)
  4. BASIX Certificate
  5. For any development other than residential, additional information as indicated on the development application form, is required.

Construction Certificate

A Construction Certificate must be applied for and approved by either Council or a Private Accredited certifier prior to any building work being undertaken.

Structural certification, specifications and survey plans or any other required details must be submitted.

Council encourages applicants to lodge Development and Construction Applications together to ensure minimal delays are experienced.

Exempt and Complying

Council has prepared a list of development that need not be referred to Council (Exempt Development) and defining development that meets a predetermined set of standards, which upon application complies in all respects, with Council's Development Control Plan to ascertain the type of approval required for the proposed development.

 The application form that can be downloaded from this page is in pdf format.  If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer the link to download the software is www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

Contact details
Coolamon Shire Council
02 6927 3206 (ph)
02 6927 3168 (fax)
council@coolamon.nsw.gov.au


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