Building Inspection Notification Form for 252/xxxx/xx Applications Only - for applications lodged under the Development Act 1993, prior to 19 March 2021.
PlanSA DAP Applications - for applications lodged under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016, from 19 March 2021.
Refer to PlanSA – Building Notifications for further information regarding mandatory building notifications.
Building Notification Timeframe Example – the activity date in the PlanSA DAP system refers to the actual date that the work is either commencing or completing and therefore will be ready for inspection. This notification must be one clear business day’s notice of the activity date and, as per our mandatory notifications, followed by a 24 hour stop work direction. An example of one clear business day for a mandatory notification for Completion of Footing Steelwork – 24 hour STOP WORK direction pursuant to Section 146(3) of the PDI Act and then to stop work for 24 hours for the inspection to occur is:
- Notify Council on Friday or any day earlier that steelwork is going to be ready on Tuesday (Activity Date)
- One clear business day notice is at the very least is Monday if notified on Friday
- Steelwork is ready Tuesday (Activity Date)
- 24 Hour STOP WORK direction is Wednesday (Inspection Date)
- Providing the inspection is satisfactory and does not require rectification, the pour date is anytime onwards from Thursday.
- If rectification is required, a renotification and a satisfactory inspection is required before continuing with the pour.
Please note – All building notifications require 1 clear business day’s notice. If the notification is either being provided with an activity date in the past, or with insufficient business days’ notice, this may make you liable to a council expiation ($750).
A person who fails to notify at the mandatory notification stages is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: $10,000 and Expiation Fee $750.