NSW Planning Portal Guides
Principal Certifiers
You can apply for a principal certifier appointment via the NSW Planning Portal using two different methods. Applicants can apply via a standalone application (consent application is outside of the Portal) or via an online development (DA) or online Complying Development Certificate (CDC) application.
QRG: Submitting an Application to Appoint a Principal Certifier
Construction Certificates
In many council areas, you can apply online for a Construction Certificate via the NSW Planning Portal when lodging a development application. Here are some useful resources to help you through the process.
QRG: Submitting an Application for a Construction Certificate
Complying Development Certificates (CDC)
It’s always best to check with your individual council before you begin a Complying Development Certificate application for its requirements.
QRG: Submitting a Complying Development Certificate Application
10.7 Certificates
In council areas where the online 10.7 Planning Certificate Service is available, applicants and councils can work together on requests for 10.7 Planning Certificates through shared digital dashboards.
Building Information Certificate (BIC)
A Building Information Certificate application is to include an original or certified copy of a survey report and plan if it is related to residential zoned land. For land situated in other zones, you may be required to provide a survey report. The survey report and plan must represent the property and buildings as existing at the time of lodging the application. Additional information may also need to be provided (including building plans, specifications and certificates) to allow Council to assess the application.
Occupation Certificates
The issue of the final OC is the last step in the formal DA and construction process (though there could be ongoing ‘operational’ conditions such as maintaining appropriate noise levels or landscape maintenance).
QRG: Submitting an Application for an Occupation Certificate