Council compliance
Compliance Made Easy with Build Buddy
When selecting your floor plan, you can use our system to check compliance with council regulations, allowing you to focus on choosing the perfect design for your dream home.
Perfect Floorplans, Guaranteed.
Avoid falling in love with a design that won't even work on your land.
With Build Buddy, you can use our system
to check which floor plan fits on your block
and meets council requirements, from our large library of standard designs, which are available
here at our heavily discounted wholesale rate.
Eliminate the Stress of Researching
Save time and effort by using Build Buddy to check compliance with council regulations. At the time of selecting your floor plan, you can use our system to automatically check for:
Make Your Own Approval Choices
With our platform, you can easily select the approval pathway that works best for you, giving you more control over the approval process and allowing you to proceed with confidence.
Select from two options and enjoy a seamless approval process, ensuring your dream home becomes a reality.
Development Application (DA)
- Request for permission to carry out development
- Submitted and approved before any work can begin on a project
- Goes through a more detailed assessment process than a CC
- Approved by the local council or planning authority
- Requires more information about the proposed development, such as environmental impact assessments, traffic studies, and community consultation
- Generally valid for up to 5 years
- Higher fees than CC due to the more detailed assessment process and requirements
Construction Certificate (CC)
- Request for permission to begin construction
- Submitted after a DA has been approved and before construction work starts
- Requires further technical specifications and details
- Issued by a private certifier or the local council
- Requires more information about the proposed development, such as environmental impact assessments, traffic studies, and community consultation
- Generally valid for up to 2 years
- Lower fees than DA due to the less detailed assessment process and requirements
Expert Guidance & Support
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Our experienced building consultants are always available to help you with any questions you may have along the way. Whether it is a question about a specific task or tradie, or whether you are confused about the council process, or whether it is a technical support issue... no matter your issue, reach out and they will respond within one business day.
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