Are you at the beginning of the renovation planning process and don’t know where to start or who to enlist? Then read on, because building designer, Bill shares what you need to know to get your renovation ball rolling.

We have put together a guide of what you should consider to ensure you are prepared prior to your design consultation to ensure that our time together is valuable, purposeful and successful!

A Development Application (DA) is a formal request to your Local Council to carry out building works that are subject to your councils Development Control Plan (DCP) and Local Environmental Plan (LEP).

For some projects, the development application process can be swift and simple. However, for more complex applications, it can be a lengthy, time consuming and frustrating process.

In order to undertake any form of development in NSW, you need to first determine which approvals path is the correct one for your proposal. Is it a Development Application or Complying Development Application?