Section 10.7 planning certificate
What a Section 10.7 planning certificate is in NSW: the official overlay summary for a lot, including zone, heritage, bushfire, flood and acid sulfate flags.
Ask Chalkline about this →A Section 10.7 planning certificate is an official document issued by a NSW council under section 10.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). It records the planning controls and overlays that apply to a specific lot: zoning, minimum lot size, heritage status (items and conservation areas), bushfire prone land mapping, flood prone land mapping, acid sulfate soils classification, and other council-imposed restrictions. Builders and owners use the certificate as the first step in a CDC or DA eligibility check — it surfaces disqualifying constraints before any design fees are spent. The standard (s 10.7(2)) certificate costs $71 to $178 depending on council; an extended (s 10.7(5)) certificate includes additional matters. Turnaround is typically 5 business days.
Also known as: Section 10.7 certificate, 10.7 certificate, planning certificate.
Category: Approvals.
Related
- Class 1a CDC eligibility checklist NSW
- Submitting a DA in NSW, step-by-step
- CDC (Complying Development Certificate)
See also
- NSW Complying Development Certificate (CDC): step-by-step
- SEPP (State Environmental Planning Policy)
- LEP (Local Environmental Plan)
Last updated: 2026-05-08. Verified: 2026-05-08.