Christmas processing time-frames : Council’s Civic Centre will be closed from 4.30 pm on Tuesday 24 December until 8.30 am on Thursday 2 January 2025. This closure is included in the calculation of business days for the processing of section 10.7 certificates. Therefore, any certificates (excluding fast track) lodged from 18 December may not be issued before 2 January 2025. Similarly, any fast track certificates lodged after 10 am on Tuesday 24 December may not be issued before 2 January 2025.
Section 10.7 Planning Certificate Application
A section 10.7 Planning Certificate is a certificate issued by Council under the provisions of section 10.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 on a single parcel of land. This certificate provides planning information on the land and the potential and restrictions on its development.
A section 10.7 certificate can only be issued on a lot that has been registered and is only legally correct as of the day of processing.
There are two types of Section 10.7 Certificates
A section 10.7(2) certificate provides information as legislated by Schedule 2 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 and includes the zoning of the land; existing and draft state, regional and local planning controls; and other planning information applying to the land including heritage, flooding, contamination, mine subsidence, and whether it is bush fire prone.
A section 10.7(2) & 10.7(5) certificate provides the information included in a section 10.7(2) certificate along with additional information provided at the discretion of Council.
A section 10.7 certificate must legally be attached to a contract for the sale of land. It is recommended that a section 10.7(2) & 10.7(5) certificate be applied for when purchasing land.
Section 10.7 Certificate application and processing
A section 10.7 certificate can be applied for by filling in the application form below. Please complete one form per parcel of land (i.e. a single lot in a Deposited Plan or Strata Plan).
A section 10.7 certificate normally takes up to 5 business days from lodgement (i.e. the time of payment) to the issuing of the certificate. However, for an additional fee, a section 10.7 certificate can be expedited to be issued on the same day (if lodged by 10 am) or within 8 business hours if lodged after 10 am. This is referred to as a Fast Track service.
Certificates are issued by email to the applicant email address supplied in the application form.