Preliminary CDC Assessment — Check Before You Commit

Desktop review of your site using council mapping, the NSW Planning Portal, and spatial data layers to check for constraints including heritage listings, flood-prone land, bushfire-prone land, contaminated land, coastal hazard areas, and environmentally sensitive land.

Assessment of the proposed development parameters — building height, setbacks, site coverage, floor space ratio, landscaped area — against the numerical standards in the relevant Code within the Codes SEPP.

Identification of any site-specific exclusions in the Codes SEPP that would prevent the use of complying development for your property, such as being within a heritage conservation area or on land identified in Schedule 5 of the relevant Local Environmental Plan.

Written summary report outlining eligibility findings, any issues identified, and recommendations — including whether the CDC pathway is viable, or whether a Development Application would be the more appropriate route.

Where issues are identified, practical advice on design modifications that could bring the proposal within the complying development standards.

Avoid the cost of preparing full construction drawings for a CDC application that may be ineligible — our preliminary check costs a fraction of a full application.

Fast turnaround — most preliminary assessments are completed within 2–3 business days of receiving sufficient information.

Expert knowledge of the Codes SEPP provisions and common exclusion triggers, drawing on our experience processing hundreds of CDC applications across Sydney.

If the CDC pathway is confirmed, the assessment seamlessly transitions into the formal application — no need to re-submit information.