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This includes granny flats, secondary dwellings and duplexes, units.
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When you develop or subdivide land, often you will need a Section 50 compliance certificate to confirm that we can supply you with access to our water and sewer network.
This includes granny flats, secondary dwellings and duplexes, units.
This includes unit development, retirement villages and townhouses.
This includes Torrens, Strata, Stratum and Community Title subdivisions and/or boundary adjustments.
Development types include factories, commercial offices, retail space, schools and mixed use developments.
This includes any alterations or additions (including demolition) of an industrial/commercial building where the floor space or building footprint will be changed.
A change of use from one business to another (eg. an estate agent changing to a laundromat) or internal fitout of an empty building (eg. restaurant fit out).
A Section 50 Certificate confirms you’ve met our requirements so we can adequately service your new development or subdivision. Your local council/private certifier will often have this as a requirement of their consent and will not give you an occupancy/construction certificate for your development unless you have a Section 50 Compliance Certificate from us.
The processing time of your application will depend on various factors including its complexity, our maximum time frames are 60 days but generally this should be within 30 days.
See our current fees schedule for all development applications and fees.
Watch our video to find out what a Section 50 certificate is, what types of developments require a Section 50 certificate and the different types of works involved.