A planning certificate is required if you want to buy, sell, do a major renovation or build a home.
Planning certificates – officially called a 10.7 planning certificate – provides you with required information Council has on file when you want to buy, sell, do a major renovation or build a home.
It is an important document that outlines the planning controls and other property issues that affect your particular piece of land.
- Applying for a certificate can take up to 5 working days to process, but can be processed within 24 hours (next business day), subject to an additional fee.
- This certificate costs from $67.44-$169.70 depending on type of certificate and level of service provided (not including urgency fees).
We are currently updating our systems to align with the new planning controls under the Bankstown Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) framework. This update is essential to ensure accurate and up-to-date information for our customers.
Please note:
- Any certificates ordered for properties within the Bankstown City Centre area will not reflect the new planning controls until our system update is complete.
- Certificates ordered for properties within the Bankstown City Centre will require manual checking before issuance. This may result in additional processing time.
To view up-to-date LEP maps for the Bankstown City Centre, please visit the NSW Planning Portal Spatial Viewer.
For more information, visit the Transit Oriented Development Program webpage here.
We appreciate your understanding and patience during this period. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact our customer service team at 9707 9000.
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There are two types of planning certificates you can apply for:
- A section 10.7(2) certificate shows the zoning that applies to the property, its relevant state, regional and local planning controls and other property issues such as land contamination and road widening.
- A section 10.7(5) certificate provides the same information as a section 10.7(2) but includes other factors such as advice from other authorities, easements where we have that information available and other affectations that may apply to the site..
While the certificate will list all relevant planning instruments that apply to the property, it will not provide specific development standards or detailed terms of these instruments. If you plan to develop the property, we recommend conducting thorough research into all applicable terms of the planning instruments.
Information provided on certificates is only current for the day they are issued. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they are applying for the correct certificate and that they have accurately identified the property the application relates to.
A comparison summary between a section 10.7(2) and 10.7(5) certificate has been provided in the table below.
| Certificate | Description | Price |
| Certificate under section 10.7(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (including complying development related affectations) | A section 10.7(2) certificate shows the zoning of the property, relevant state, regional and local planning controls and other property issues such as land contamination, flooding and road widening. | $67.44 |
| Certificate under section 10.7(2 and 5) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (including complying development related affectations). This is also known as a 10.7(5) planning certificate. | If you order a 10.7(5) planning certificate (also known as a 10.7(2 and 5)), you do not need to order a 10.7(2) as well. A 10.7(5) planning certificate includes all the information contained in a 10.7(2) planning certificate, along with additional information such as whether the site is affected by a tree preservation order. | $169.70 |
| Additional Urgency Fee per certificate | 24 hour next business day turnaround once payment received | $182.91 |
Please review the summary section carefully before payment.
All planning certificates are now available online. You can request, pay and receive all planning certificates online through Council’s eServices.
To apply for a certificate online:
- Log in or register a new account to access the application
- Complete your order and pay securely online
- Following payment, certificates will be sent within 5 working days. Urgent certificates will be issued within 24 hours.
- For each certificate ordered you will receive an email with the certificate attached as a PDF
Planning certificates can take up to five working days to process. Urgent certificates can be processed within 24 hours (next business day), subject to an additional fee.
Its important that you have the property address for the certificate you are applying for before you start your application for the planning certificate. Alternatively, you can use the lot number, deposited plan (DP), or strata plan (SP) if available. Please note the following before ordering a Planning Certificate:
- A request for a 10.7(2) planning certificate cannot be upgraded to a 10.7(5) planning certificate.
- A standard planning certificate cannot be upgraded to an urgent certificate. If you require a certificate urgently you should pay the urgency fee when you do your initial order.
- Planning certificates issued for Strata Plan properties have the same information for all lots within that same Strata Plan. For example: the information for Lot 2 in a Strata Plan property (referred to as ‘SP’) will be the same information as Lot 7 or Lot 19 of that same Strata Plan property.
- Your Strata Plan property may or may not have a Lot 0. The information on a planning certificate issued for Lot 0 is accurate and the same information as the other lots on that same Strata Plan property. Council will not reissue or change a Planning Certificate to another lot in the Strata Plan property after a certificate is issued.
Council will not provide refunds for incorrect property choice. Please ensure you carefully check all property details are correct before making payment for your section 10.7 planning certificate.
There are two types of planning certificates you can apply for:
- A section 10.7(2) certificate shows the zoning that applies to the property, its relevant state, regional and local planning controls and other property issues such as land contamination and road widening.
- A section 10.7(5) certificate provides the same information as a section 10.7(2) but includes other factors such as advice from other authorities, easements where we have that information available and other affectations that may apply to the site..
While the certificate will list all relevant planning instruments that apply to the property, it will not provide specific development standards or detailed terms of these instruments. If you plan to develop the property, we recommend conducting thorough research into all applicable terms of the planning instruments.
Information provided on certificates is only current for the day they are issued. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they are applying for the correct certificate and that they have accurately identified the property the application relates to.
A comparison summary between a section 10.7(2) and 10.7(5) certificate has been provided in the table below.
| Certificate | Description | Price |
| Certificate under section 10.7(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (including complying development related affectations) | A section 10.7(2) certificate shows the zoning of the property, relevant state, regional and local planning controls and other property issues such as land contamination, flooding and road widening. | $67.44 |
| Certificate under section 10.7(2 and 5) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (including complying development related affectations). This is also known as a 10.7(5) planning certificate. | If you order a 10.7(5) planning certificate (also known as a 10.7(2 and 5)), you do not need to order a 10.7(2) as well. A 10.7(5) planning certificate includes all the information contained in a 10.7(2) planning certificate, along with additional information such as whether the site is affected by a tree preservation order. | $169.70 |
| Additional Urgency Fee per certificate | 24 hour next business day turnaround once payment received | $182.91 |
Please review the summary section carefully before payment.
All planning certificates are now available online. You can request, pay and receive all planning certificates online through Council’s eServices.
To apply for a certificate online:
- Log in or register a new account to access the application
- Complete your order and pay securely online
- Following payment, certificates will be sent within 5 working days. Urgent certificates will be issued within 24 hours.
- For each certificate ordered you will receive an email with the certificate attached as a PDF
Planning certificates can take up to five working days to process. Urgent certificates can be processed within 24 hours (next business day), subject to an additional fee.
Its important that you have the property address for the certificate you are applying for before you start your application for the planning certificate. Alternatively, you can use the lot number, deposited plan (DP), or strata plan (SP) if available. Please note the following before ordering a Planning Certificate:
- A request for a 10.7(2) planning certificate cannot be upgraded to a 10.7(5) planning certificate.
- A standard planning certificate cannot be upgraded to an urgent certificate. If you require a certificate urgently you should pay the urgency fee when you do your initial order.
- Planning certificates issued for Strata Plan properties have the same information for all lots within that same Strata Plan. For example: the information for Lot 2 in a Strata Plan property (referred to as ‘SP’) will be the same information as Lot 7 or Lot 19 of that same Strata Plan property.
- Your Strata Plan property may or may not have a Lot 0. The information on a planning certificate issued for Lot 0 is accurate and the same information as the other lots on that same Strata Plan property. Council will not reissue or change a Planning Certificate to another lot in the Strata Plan property after a certificate is issued.
Council will not provide refunds for incorrect property choice. Please ensure you carefully check all property details are correct before making payment for your section 10.7 planning certificate.
The following applies should you request to cancel a Section 10.7 Planning Certificate:
- If a cancellation request is received and the certificate has not been generated 100% refund of charges applies.
- If a certificate has been generated but NOT finalised a 50% refund of charges applies.
- If a certificate has been generated and finalised, no refund is applicable.
Certificates that can be requested include:
A Section 603 certificate is an important document that outlines any rates and charges due or payable to Council in respect of a parcel of land.
Section 603 certificates applications are available online only. You can request, pay and receive the certificates online through Council's eServices.
The certificates can take up to five working days to process. Urgent certificates can be processed within 24 hours (next business day), subject to an additional fee.
Once the certificate has been generated, you will receive the certificate via email as a PDF attachment.
You can use eServices to obtain the following certificates:
| Certificate | Description | Price |
| Certificate under Section 603 of the Local Government Act | A Section 603 certificate shows the amount (if any) due or payable to Council, by way of rates, charges ow otherwise, in respect of a parcel of land. | $100 |
| Additional Urgency Fee per certificate | 24 hour next business day turnaround once payment received. | $66.80 |
| Re-issue of certificate | | $25.15 |
Outstanding Notices and Orders (735A & 121ZP) under the Local Government Act 1993 and Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.