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Do you want to build a small residential project in NSW?

With a CDC, you may be able to save time and money while building more than you thought. We will assess your property's unique potential and give you a customised guide on how to add value while avoiding a lengthy DA.

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Here's what you'll learn

We are planning experts and we've read all the rules to give you answers. For your lot, we will tell you:

Why complying development (CDC) is easier, faster, and cheaper than a development application (DA)
Whether your land is capable of getting a CDC
Which building types are possible and what overall limits apply for each one
Which design parameters you must follow
The documents and reports you'll need
A simple step-by-step checklist you can follow
How quickly CDCs get approved in your LGA

Save weeks or months

Ordinary development applications (DA) can often take months to be assessed by Council. Complying development (CDC) is usually approved much faster if your proposal meets certain requirements.

75 days

DA assessed by council staff

22 days

CDC assessed by council staff

13 days

CDC assessed by private certifier

FY20 average application assessment times - Data from NSW Govt

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Who is this guide for?

Check this list to see how our guide fits into your situation.

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Homeowners

  • You're considering renovations, a granny flat, or a knock down rebuild, and you might have already worked with an architect or builder on plans.
  • You could get stuck with a proposed design that requires a slow and costly development application which may be rejected.
  • This personalised guide helps inform your design process to enable a rapid approval via complying development.
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Property investors

  • Your property asset could be worth much more with significant building work.
  • You can't afford to wait up to a year for a development application to be approved when the market is turning.
  • With this personalised guide you'll have the confidence to move ahead with a complying development proposal for rapid approval.
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Small developers

  • If you're running small property development projects, you know that holding costs and market movements can kill your margins.
  • You need to be able to execute a project from purchase to build to sale as quickly as possible, while utilising all of the allowable build potential.
  • This site-specific guide gives you the crucial steps to ensure your project benefits from a quick complying development approval.
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Architects and builders

  • You have started working with a client who wants to expand or build new on a residential property.
  • You worry about the cost in time, money, and stress if you have to make design amendments for a noncompliant or rejected proposal.
  • With this site-specific guide detailing how to satisfy complying development requirements, you can confidently design for a rapid approval.
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Got any questions?

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