State Environmental Planning Policy
Find out the specific standards you’ll need to meet for your development to be undertaken as either Exempt or Complying Development.
Exempt and Complying Development Codes 2008
This NSW Government policy includes a number of codes that allow certain types of development to be undertaken as either Exempt or Complying Development, as long as they fully meet all specific development standards.
To check the standards that your proposed development will need to meet, you'll need to look these up in the policy.
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Exempt Development
Many minor and low-impact works don’t need development or construction approval, find out if your development is exempt from council approval.
Complying Development
Is a fast-track approval process for straightforward residential, commercial and industrial development.
Development Applications
Is a formal request to us for consent to carry out your proposed development. You’ll need to apply for a DA if your proposal doesn’t meet the standards set out for exempt or complying development.