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BASIX Completion Receipt NSW 2026: What Your Certifier Must Confirm Before the Occupation Certificate

Before an NSW occupation certificate can be issued for BASIX development, the principal certifier must issue a BASIX completion receipt through the Planning Portal confirming the work was built as per the BASIX certificate. Here is what the 'Certifier check' column means and how to get there cleanly.

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21 Oct 2026 Approvals

North Sydney Planning Updates October 2026: Affordable Housing Levy on Apartments Endorsed, Contributions Plan Amended and Fewer DA Notifications

The main North Sydney change this quarter is money. On 14 September 2026 Council voted to prepare an affordable housing contribution scheme for apartment and shop-top housing outside Crows Nest. On th...

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21 Oct 2026 Approvals

Class 2 Expected Completion Notices NSW 2026: Developer ECN Timing, OC Audits and Prohibition Orders Under the RAB Act

Class 2 developers must tell the regulator 6–12 months before applying for an occupation certificate. ECN timing, the 30-day and 60-day rules, Planning Portal compliance gates, Building Commission NSW OC audits, prohibition and rectification orders, the building work levy and strata bond.

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20 Oct 2026 Approvals

Acid Sulfate Soils NSW DA 2026: When Councils Require a Preliminary Assessment or Management Plan

Most NSW LEPs require consent for works on mapped acid sulfate soils land — from any works on Class 1 land to excavation below set depths, or watertable lowering, on Classes 2–5. How the map classes work, when a preliminary assessment is enough, action criteria, management plans, CDC limits and spoil disposal.

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19 Oct 2026 Approvals

Northern Beaches Planning Updates October 2026: Draft LEP and DCP Exhibition Closed, Brookvale Rezoning with DPHI and New Affordable Housing Levies at Gateway

The big Northern Beaches change this quarter is the draft Northern Beaches LEP and DCP , which would replace the separate Manly, Pittwater and Warringah plans. Exhibition ran from 20 July to 30 Septem...

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18 Oct 2026 Approvals

BASIX Simulation Method Checks NSW 2026: The 4 Things Councils and Certifiers Must Verify on NatHERS Certificates

When a new NSW dwelling uses the BASIX Simulation method, councils and certifiers must verify four things: matching development details, a valid NatHERS certificate with QR code, a NatHERS stamp on the plans, and heating and cooling loads that match between NatHERS and BASIX.

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14 Oct 2026 Approvals

Penrith Planning Updates October 2026: DCP Chapters Renumbered from 1 October, LEP Review with Parliamentary Counsel and Werrington Rezoning Post-Exhibition

If you are lodging a DA in Penrith, the biggest change this quarter is one you might miss: since 1 October 2026 , every chapter of Penrith DCP 2014 has a new number. Amendment No. 18 moved the old C, ...

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14 Oct 2026 Approvals

Mixed-Use Class 2 Buildings NSW 2026: When Apartments Pull Offices, Retail and Carparks into the DBP Act

One Class 2 part makes the whole NSW building regulated under the DBP Act — ground-floor shops, offices and the basement carpark included. How NCC classification, the fit-out exclusion, low-rise and medium-rise registration limits and Planning Portal lodgement work on mixed-use projects.

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13 Oct 2026 Approvals

Biodiversity Reports NSW DA 2026: When Councils Require a BDAR, Test of Significance or Flora and Fauna Assessment

A NSW DA needs a BDAR when it clears native vegetation on Biodiversity Values Map land, exceeds the area clearing threshold, fails the five-part test or sits in an AOBV. How the triggers work, who can prepare the report, credit obligations, CDCs, the Cumberland Plain plan and the 2024 reforms.

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12 Oct 2026 Approvals

Blacktown Planning Updates October 2026: Mount Druitt Rezoning in Effect, New CBD Tower Controls Proposed and Marsden Park Changes

Blacktown October 2026 planning digest: Mount Street, Mount Druitt rezoning in force, proposed Mount Druitt CBD DCP tower controls, Sydney Business Park Stage 2 rezoning made, Seven Hills LEP with DPHI, revised Marsden Park contributions plan and what to watch.

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11 Oct 2026 Approvals

BASIX Certificate Validation NSW 2026: Planning Portal Reference Numbers, ‘Review Required’ Address Mismatches and DA/CDC Lodgement Errors

Since 31 July 2026, BASIX certificates are no longer uploaded to NSW DAs and CDCs. You enter the reference number and the Planning Portal validates it before submission. What each validation message means, why certificates get flagged ‘Review required’, and how to lodge without delays.

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7 Oct 2026 Approvals

Liverpool Planning Updates October 2026: DCP Housekeeping Adopted, Leppington and Mannix Parade Rezonings in Effect and the New LEP Post-Exhibition

Liverpool October 2026 planning digest: DCP 2008 Stage 1 housekeeping adopted, Leppington Town Centre and Mannix Parade rezonings in effect, new Liverpool LEP post-exhibition, city-centre contributions waiver extended to 2033, and what to watch.

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7 Oct 2026 Approvals

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