Development Application (Step 1)
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Pre-lodgement meeting with the local Council. The outcome of this meeting should be a list of items which need to be addressed when preparing a development application for submission to Council.
Plans, diagrams, photos and the written report, together with the development application form and the fee payable to Council. This is then submitted to Council for them to assess. Development Application assessment time varies greatly depending on the proposed development and the Council to which the application is submitted, but generally 8 weeks is considered fairly typical.
Development Application Approved (Step 2)
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When the development is approved, Council will issue a development consent. It is quite normal for the development to be approved subject to several conditions. These conditions may relate to provision of water supply, access, power or any item Council considers important. The surveyor will be across these conditions.The major part of the subdivision can now commence. Survey, design and construction of civil works can begin. T
Subdivision Certificate application (Step 3)
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When the conditions of the development consent have been met and the final “linen” plan of subdivision prepared, the next step of the approval process, the Subdivision Certificate application begins. At this stage, the “linen” plan is submitted to Council for their approval with a form and a fee (of course). Council make an assessment of whether all conditions of the development consent have been met to their satisfaction. Once Council are satisfied with the conditions being met, the plan is signed by Council and released to the applicant.
Land Titles Office Lodgement (Step 4) ( We are in Step 4, I guess)
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Before the plan can be lodged for registration a Section 88B instrument must be prepared , setting out the conditions of the easements such as which lot/s are burdened, which are benefited and what rights and responsibilities are attached to the affected land. This document must also be signed by the developer. The original certificate/s of title for the land must be sent to the Land Titles Office at Land & Property Information NSW in order that new titles can be created. This is a process called “production of titles”. There are fees associated with title production which vary depending upon where the titles are held. LPI has a target of 12 working days from lodgment to
registration. The timeframe will vary according to the complexity of each plan. The plan is usually registered within 4 to 6 weeks of the date of lodgement. New certificates of title are issued at the end of this process.