Planning certificates are a key source of information for the public. They provide information about planning and other development controls that apply to a specific parcel of land. The key role of planning certificates is to ensure that landowners, applicants and purchasers have clear, accurate and reliable information about the land to which the certificate relates. Anyone can buy a planning certificate from a council at any time and for any purpose.
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the Act) provides two types of information in planning certificates:
• Section 10.7(2) requires councils to include matters prescribed in the Environmental Planning
and Assessment Regulation 2000 (the 2000 Regulation) on a planning certificate. This includes:
– land zoning
– applicable planning instruments and policies
– planning controls
– hazards and risks.
This certificate must be attached to a contract for the sale of the land.
• Section 10.7(5) allows councils to voluntarily include advice on any other relevant matters
affecting the land. These matters cannot be prescribed in the Regulation. Certificates issued
under this section are not required to be attached to a contract for the sale of the land.
Schedule 4 of the 2000 Regulation specifies the matters that must be included in a Section 10.7(2) certificate.
Up to 5 days.
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation sets maximum fees for planning certificates.
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 No 203 – NSW Legislation
Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 – NSW Legislation
22 Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill NSW 2110
PO Box 21, Hunters Hill NSW 2110
Tel: (02) 9879 9400
E: customerservice@huntershill.nsw.gov.au
ABN: 75 570 316 011
We acknowledge that The Wallumedegal people of the Eora Nation are the Traditional Custodians of this land.