Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Reataining wall approval question 2May 24, 2020 7:16 pm It depends on your plans, the state you are in and how close the wall is to other walls or site boundaries but mostly a retaining wall under 1m high (600mm in NSW, 500mm in WA) does not require permits or approval. Search for something like "Do I Need an Engineer for my Retaining Wall?" should find information to help. Re: Reataining wall approval question 3May 24, 2020 7:23 pm Thanks for your reply. I am aware of the of the Engineer design and certification requirements for >600mm - I am from NSW. What Iām asking is would I need a DA to build my retaining wall and whether that needs approval From council or just a Complying Development like our certifier. Re: Reataining wall approval question 4May 27, 2020 10:40 pm Hi, Have a look at the SEPP link below-may answer your question. https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/vi ... 1/subDiv15 Re: Reataining wall approval question 5May 28, 2020 7:13 am worldofmud Hi, Have a look at the SEPP link below-may answer your question. https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/vi ... 1/subDiv15 Thank you for the link. 1 2976 Hi Minho I have heaps of experience in Ku-ring-gai with both DAs and CDC ( this is the main area we build in). DA's are taking 12-18months and CDC's we have been doing… 1 3160 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5179 |