Guide to booking Building Inspections

As the owner or contractor in charge of the build it is your role to ensure inspections are to be carried out at critical stages throughout the construction of a development or at the completion of development, for an occupation/final certificate.  For information about the stages that are applicable to your development - where Council has been nominated as the Principal Certifying Authority (PCA) - please refer to the conditions of your development consent or contact Council.

Inspections generally required, depending on the type of application include:

• Piers/slab;

• Frame;

• Stormwater/septic/sewer;

• Wet area/internal/external; 

• Final

It is important to note that even when Council has not been nominated as the PCA we must still undertake inspections, as per the Local Government Act 1993, on:

•        All new Plumbing and Drainage works;

•        Works relating to the installation or modification to an On-Site Sewage Management system

•        New Stormwater works where connection to a Council maintained system (i.e. street gutter or inter allotment drainage system) is involved.

Booking Inspections

To book an inspection please contact Councils Environment and Planning Department on (02) 6329 8100 no less than 48 hours prior to the inspection with the following information:

•     Construction Certificate (CC) or Complying Development Certificate (CDC) or Section  68 (S68) approval number;

•     Address of property to be inspected;

•     Date of inspection;

•     Type of inspection;

•     Contact person’s name and phone number;

•     Access details (i.e. keys, location) where necessary;

• Completed Notice of Commencement and Principle Certifying Authority forms are to be given to Council prior to your first inspection being undertaken.

Please note the following:

•     Dangerous dogs must be restrained;

•     Work must be completed and ready prior to the inspection date. If the inspector arrives on-site and the works are not completed a re-inspection fee may apply and you will need to re-book the inspection;

•     Access details (i.e. Key or codes) where access to the development is restricted. If  the inspector cannot gain access a re-inspection fee may apply;