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Council Approvals For Renovations – DA, CC and CDC

Are you considering a major renovation of your family home?

Any renovation that will result in a change to the shape or the size of the home will require an approval.

During the assessment of an application, authorities consider compliance with planning and construction requirements. They also assess the degree to which your project may affect surrounding properties.

In the Sydney area, there are two systems for assessing applications and issuing approvals:

  1. Local Council approval system
  2. State Government approval system

Local Council approval system

The local Council approval system has two stages known as Development Application and Construction Certificate. These are commonly known as D.A. and C.C. When you use the local Council process you need both the D.A. and C.C. approved before you can commence construction.

State Government approval system

The State Government approval system, commonly known as a Complying Development, is a single stage process. After the application is approved, you will obtain a Complying Development Certificate (C.D.C.). Once you receive your Certificate, construction can commence.

Reasons for employing either approval system

Not surprisingly, there are certain differences between the D.A. and C.D.C. process.

The D.A. process through Council may allow you an opportunity to discuss modifications of some rules. Usually this is possible if the proposal that you are presenting is reasonable and meets the Council’s objectives.

Conversely, the C.D.C. process is completely non-negotiable. Here you must comply with all requirements for a C.D.C., otherwise your application will not be approved.

How to know which approval system is best for your project?

The decision to select the most appropriate approval system requires an excellent knowledge of the rules and requires experience in this area. Hence your Designer needs to be able to give you good advice about which process is going to be the most beneficial to you and your project, and why.

Using the Council process will take longer, but the benefits of achieving a more suitable design outcome for your project may be the most crucial factor for you. In other cases, your project will comply with the State Government regulations and therefore receive approval sooner.

In particular, we have special expertise with the northern Sydney councils, including:

  • Home Renovation in Ku-ring-gai Council
  • Home Renovation in Lane Cove Council
  • Home Renovation in Northern Beaches Council
  • Home Renovation in Willoughby Council

TESTIMONIAL

Excellent Service and Value for Money

Excellent Service and Value for Money
In the course of these projects, some potentially sticky negotiations become necessary where Councils, Builders and Certifiers need to agree. Throughout the Approval, Construction and Certification phases, Martin represented our interests with vigour and good judgement. His unwavering commitment continued until the last paperwork was done, long after the final fee was paid.

Ross & Daphne Bishop

West Pymble

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bushfireWith extensive experience in dealing with both Councils and the State Government regulations, and a 100% success rate of all approvals, we can guide you through this process and advise on what will best suit your project.

Avoid costly mistakes and get the home you really want. Why not contact us today?

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About Us

Accredited Building Designer

Martin Kolarik Home Design your Sydney North Shore specialist home designer. We live here, work here and have done so for decades.

We design extensions and renovations of houses to deliver beautiful, functional homes that complement your lifestyle and budget.

Martin Kolarik’s central design philosophy is modernism for its elegant simplicity.

He appreciates and employs the use of architecture to introduce natural light and ventilation as significant components of the design. This in turn has a positive effect on the sustainability of your home.

Martin creates spaces which are designed to be aesthetically elegant, comfortable and functional which will stand the test of time. He challenges the design solutions to ensure your design maximises every opportunity and the investment you are making to achieve a home that you will be excited to live in.

Welcome

home designer in Sydney

Welcome to my website. My purpose is to help you create a wonderful place you and your family can call home.

It is about listening and understanding your needs and what you would like to achieve. I have spent the better part of my life learning how to create warm and welcoming spaces rather than simply designing houses.

Please have a look around. View the galleries of some recent projects and read the testimonials from past clients.

I have also written many articles on my blog to help you on your journey to creating your dream home. I look forward to assisting you,

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Testimonials

A few words from our clients. Read them all in full here

Extremely Happy

The conversion of our 2 bedroom 1950’s bungalow to a modern 4 bedroom house has been an enjoyable journey that completed on time, on budget and with results that far exceeded our expectations.

Jon and Lindley Randle

Lane Cove

Invaluable Expertise

You can see quality in every design detail. During the construction process, Martin's expertise proved invaluable when dealing with council and a somewhat recalcitrant builder.

Dolien and Peter Nicolsen

Berowra NSW 2081

Innovative, highly professional and sympathetic

We wanted to suit the needs of our young family but Martin advised us on how to future proof our house design and meet our needs as our family grows up. We now have a stunning home and we couldn’t be happier with the architectural design.

David & Pauline

St Ives Chase

Fantastic

Martin Kolarik was instrumental in the design and documentation of our family home renovations a few years ago and I have pleasure in recommending his professional services.

Warwick J. Higgs

Chartered Accountant, Wahroonga

Far Exceeded Our Vision

At the completion of the building works, the end result is fantastic and far exceeds the vision we had all those years ago. Martin was able to take our scattered ideas for what we needed in a major extension/ renovation, at all times patiently working with our changing requirements, and deliver an end result that we are extremely pleased with.

Graeme Bradford

Turramurra

Very Happy

Martin's capable oversight of the builders and other contractors ensured we had a trouble free building experience. We continue to be very happy with the result of his efforts.

Patrick and Laura Mooney

A Joy To Work With Martin

Martin is very knowledgeable, organised and professional and it is a joy working with him. He gives every request due consideration, no matter how challenging the request.

Anja & Perry Poehlmann,

St Ives Chase.

Seven years on and still really happy

Seven years on and still really happy I am sitting here typing this testimonial for Martin, 7 years later, and really appreciating this amazing home we live in that is part of the bush environment, as well as providing my family with a very comfortable and modern home.

Mateki and Liam Payne

Hornsby Heights

Exceeded Our Expectations

Martin's ability to understand our core requirements and present answers and new ideas for our project exceeded our expectations. Several design features that Martin presented to us regularly get positive comments from visitors to our home, these comments have come from builders, designers and engineers.

James Douglass J.P.

Lane Cove

Invaluable

Martin has exceeded our expectations during a lengthy design and approval process. His attention to detail and flexibility in being able to interpret our ideas into a new functional space has been outstanding. His assistance during the quotation phase of the project was invaluable and resulted in us engaging a first class builder to complete the works.

Teresa and Peter Gray

Very Attentive

Martin listened very attentively to our requirements and very cooperatively finalised the plan, with careful discussion back and forth. We felt he always took on board our thinking, while respectfully putting his own suggestions.

James and Irene Franklin

Lane Cove

Very Happy

Now that we have lived in the finished product we can categorically state that we wouldn't change any part of the design. Indeed, the only parts of the renovation that we would change are those you weren't involved with!

Michael and Quyen

I Cannot Begin To Thank Martin Enough

One of our main concerns was getting the design through council as we were in a conservation area. Again Martin handled it with ease, going through first time with no amendments! Practically unheard of in our area.

Joe and Sonya La Rosa

The Ultimate Professional

On each occasion I have dealt with Martin and his business I have always found him to be the ultimate professional. One of Martin's strong points, which I particularly admire, is his ability to design to a budget and his understanding of building costs. I feel this is an area of design which many designers are particularly weak.

Mark Newman, Director, Newmark Constructions

www.newmark.com.au

Excellent All the Way

Martin Kolarik was the first person to provide a solution that specifically addressed our requirements. His additional suggestions very much enhanced our living and the value of our home. His unwavering commitment continued until the last paperwork was done, long after the final fee was paid.

Ross & Daphne Bishop

West Pymble

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