Once the Approval has been granted, what is the deadline for completing the work?

You must start the work within 3 years, or the council will serve you with a notice declaring your plans of no effect, which means they are out of date.  If this happens then you will need to submit a fresh application with the appropriate fees.  However, once the work has started on site (within 3 years of submission of the application)  there is no set time limit for completing the work, but our fees are based on the assumption that work will be completed within 2 years of commencement and if works takes much longer than this, then an additional fee may be charged and will be assessed at that time.

Please be aware that it is the applicant’s responsibility to call us in at the appropriate pre-described inspection stages and if work is covered up prior to inspection then we may request that the works be opened up so we can view the works undertaken.  A completion certificate will only be issued when we are satisfied that all works comply with the Building Act of 1984.