Building & certification
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Construction certificates
Once you have development consent for building work, you will need to obtain a Construction Certificate.
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Home renovations
Have you decided to build a new deck? Thinking about knocking down that old wall? There are a number of things you should consider before you start any renovations work
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PCA & Building inspections
You need to appoint a PCA (council or an accredited certifier) when development consent or a complying development certificate has been issued for building work or subdivision work.
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Occupation certificates
An occupation certificate certifies that the building or nominated part of the building is suitable and safe to be occupied, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA)
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S149 Planning certificates
When buying a property it is important to find out about planning controls or hazards that may affect the land you are seeking to purchase.
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Home Warranty Insurance
You will need home warranty insurance. Find out who provides it.
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Owner builders
Owner-builder permits are issued by the Department of Fair Trading.
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Environmental signs
Council has compulsory environmental awareness sign for all building sites.
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Swimming pool requirements
To help reduce backyard pool drownings and keep you informed Newcastle City Council is inviting all swimming pool owners of the Newcastle Local Government Area to join a pool register.
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Fire safety
The following information is important for all property owners, property managers, tenants, and business operators who own, occupy or manage buildings throughout the municipality ranging from various types of residential properties to commercial, retail and industrial premises.
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Flood certificates
Flood Information Certificates show summarised information about flooding for individual properties, most often based on the computer calculations and mapping carried out by Council. Information to assist in preparing Development Applications is given on the Certificates where available.
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Bushfire prone land
A bush fire prone area is an area of land that can support a bush fire or is likely to be subject to bush fire attack. Bush fire prone areas are identified on a bush fire prone lands map, the map identifies bush fire hazards and associated buffer zones within a local government area.
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Fences
A dividing fence is a fence that separates the lands of adjoining owners. The fence may be a structure of any material, a ditch, an embankment or a vegetative barrier (eg hedge). It does not include a retaining wall or the wall of a building.