When appointing Wollondilly Shire Council as your Principal Certifier please review all the consent conditions before commencing works and upload the following documents to your portal application via the NSW Planning Portal:

• Owners Consent (signed by all owners)
• Subdivision Works Certificate
• Subdivision Works Stamped Plans

To make an application you will need to log onto the NSW Planning Portal (note if you don’t already have an account, you will need to create one).

For more information refer to the Support Hub .

Please Note: Where this application asks for your Construction Certificate (CC) reference, please do not complete this field – This is not the Subdivision Works Certificate reference.

• Once your application is received, an invoice will be issued within 10 business days.
• Upload your receipt of PCA fees to your portal application
• Council will forward a copy of your receipt along with a list of critical stage inspections
• Provide your commencement of works in writing, & upload comments/letter your PCA Portal application
• Book your Pre-Start inspection at least 2 business days’ prior to starting works (A Pre-Construction Inspection has to be carried out prior to any works commencing)

During your PC Appointment, all critical stage inspections will be carried out by your Principal Certifier. 
Once inspections are completed and all required documents have been submitted, a Practical Completion Certificate will be uploaded to your PCA portal application.

Please apply for a Subdivision Certificate via the NSW Planning Portal.

Under Section 138 of the Roads Act (NSW), anyone planning to do work within a road reserve must get approval from the relevant Road Authority before starting.

This applies to individuals, companies, and other authorities. Some service authorities may have exemptions or agreements with Council for minor works, but these usually don’t cover traffic management or road closures. Contractors working for private individuals or businesses are not exempt.

For more information and to submit a Section 138 Application visit our Working on a Public Road page.

On completion of physical works, prior to asset handover and issue of a Subdivision Certificate, the “Work-as-Executed” (also known as As-Constructed” or “As-Built”) bundle of information must be provided to Council. This information and engineering data is used to confirm the quality of works, indicate relative asset locations and alignments (survey) while also noting other approved changes in asset types or construction details that may have occurred during the operational works phase when compared to the originally-approved design.

The final “Work-as-Executed” (WAE) drawings, reports and digital data should accurately reflect material types, specifications and other asset-specific information. The WAE package will routinely include:

1. Marked up and red-lined council-approved plans depicting all new civil infrastructure and assets,
2. An accompanying compliant ADAC XML Digital File, and
3. Other reports and information provided in accordance with the relevant approval(s).
4. The presentation and content of WAE drawing submissions are to be completed in accordance with Council’s Design Specification, can be downloaded from the Engineering Design & Construction Specifications section of this webpage.

Final WAE drawings are to be provided to Council in both CAD (.dwg) and PDF file formats being printable to A3 size. Plans are to be clearly marked up (red-lined) showing all variations from design including changes to levels, alignments and material types. Drawings are to be clearly stamped “Work as Executed” or “As-Constructed” and noted as the WAE or As-Constructed version in the revision title block details.

Signed Certifications are to be completed on each and all pages of the submitted drawings by the:

1. Registered Engineer, certifying to the accuracy of all asset information, engineering details and design standards, and;
2. Registered Surveyor, certifying to the locational accuracy with regard to physical features and assets, cadastral information, contours, levels and the applicable survey datum information.
3. A compliant ADAC XML file is required to be submitted as an accompaniment to the WAE drawing(s) and supporting information. The ADAC XML data must align with the corresponding WAE drawing(s).

On acceptance of the WAE bundle of information, Council will undertake data format and conformance checks on the ADAC XML file to confirm validity and completeness with the accompanying WAE drawing(s). Should significant anomalies, errors or missing information be identified during these checks the files will be returned to the provider for correction and resubmission potentially delaying the issue of conformance Certificates and the acceptance of the assets “On-Maintenance”.
Download ADCAC Guidelines

Council requires detailed design plans to be submitted for design and/or modification of existing Council’s assets within the public road reserve.  

A Road Design Approval Application must be submitted to Council for assessment and approved prior to application of a Road Occupancy. It is recommended that this be done as early as possible as this may take up to 28 days for approval.

Approval by Local Traffic Committee: Some line marking and traffic structures on existing roads & new internal roads require Local Traffic Committee approval.

Developers should consider the timing and sequencing of approvals when lodging a DA. Approvals for new roads may be required prior to issuing a Development Consent.

For more information refer to Working on a Public Road.

Standard Wording for Easements, Restrictions and Positive Covenants is a guide provided to assist suitably qualified solicitors, conveyancers and registered surveyors in preparing a section 88B instrument for Subdivision Certificate applications pursuant to the provisions of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW).

In September 2020, Commonwealth legislation requiring developers to give new housing developments better access to modern telecommunications came into effect.

If you are a developer or owner-builder, there are important Commonwealth telecommunications rules you need to comply with. 

Sydney Water has indicated that current capacity constraints at the Picton Water Recycling Plant are impacting their ability to allow new housing and growth connections. More information can be found in the Picton Water Recycling Fact Sheet.