Building or renovating

Planning and approvals

• Owner-Builder Permit
• Apply for a development application
• Search for planning information about a property
• Check a builder or tradesperson licence

Certificates and inspections

• Apply for a complying development certificate
• Apply online for a planning certificate
• Apply for an occupation certificate
• Apply for a construction certificate
• Pay the long service levy (building and construction)
• Manage plumbing and drainage inspections (MyInspections)

Principal certifier (PC)

• Appoint a principal certifier (PC)
• Find a principal certifier (PC)
• Replace a principal certifier (PC)

Complaints and HBC cover

• Lodge a home building complaint with the Building Commission NSW
• Use the HBC Check
• Home Building Compensation Fund: Making a claim – icare

Asbestos

• Asbestos information for property owners and renovators
• Loose-fill Asbestos Program
• Find an asbestos disposal site
• Check an asbestos or demolition licence

Tree removal

• Removing trees on your property

Residential swimming pools

• Register a pool on the NSW Swimming Pool Register