Development Application

We know what’s required to prepare and submit successful development applications having delivered many client projects – and our own. We’re able to coordinate your development application through town planning relationships or via our own Design and Building Practitioner Portal. For Class 2 apartment projects in New South Wales, we’ll lodge and manage your application through the portal.

The development application stage can progress in one of two directions. The direction depends on whether:

you need council approval to sign off on your development application, or
your project is a complying development

Council Development Applications (DAs)

The Moov Modular team has a lot of experience taking complex property development transactions from the design and due diligence phases through to council approval. Our process is streamlined and we’ve developed strong relationships with expert consultants over many years, and many projects, including:

town planners
storm water and hydraulic engineers
geotechnical
structural engineers
aborists
flood and bushfire consultants
civil and traffic engineers
lawyers
community consultants
certifiers
key trades e.g. plumbers, electricians and fitters
building designers and architects

Our experience means we’re able to efficiently check and confirm which consultants need to have input on your project. We can also engage proactively with councils on your behalf so we can lodge your DA as quickly as possible with the town planner, or through our own portal. We have a strong track record for lodging successful DAs because we set out to make designs compliant from the start.

Complying Development

This process is similar to submitting a council DA. The only difference is that a certifier approves the complying development – not a town planner. A certifier can sign off on complying developments because they’re subject to fewer council requirements.

Many of the consultants needed for a council DA are required for a complying development. The certifier and building designer, or architect, need to collectively approve that your designs, and build, meet Australian building codes.

Based on the feasibility of your project, and your objectives, we will:

ensure your project meets local and state-based planning guidelines and check your project complies with all development design requirements and codes
seek initial confirmation from the certifier that your project plans comply
prepare detailed consultant reports in preparation for the certifier’s final approval
create detailed design drawings showing how your project complies with planning requirements
obtain minor council sign-offs for your project including utility connection and payment of fees for construction to start
secure the certifier’s final approval to begin construction