Complying Development

7 - Complying Development

Building Alterations

When: The alterations or renovations are to previously completed and approved buildings and meets the specification of what is and what is not complying development, as outlined below:

The works are not to compromise fire safety or affect accessibility to a fire exit
Does not result in a change to the class of the building under the Building Code of Australia
The building and/or use must be an existing approved use
No increase in gross floor area, with the exception of the following
- For industrial premises, there are to be no increases to existing gross floor area except where it is an internal mezzanine floor, up to a maximum floor area of 50m2 but only for the purposes of office associated with the industry for use by existing staff, storage or amenities
Works to food premises and restaurants must comply with the:
- Food safety standards adopted by Food Act 2003,
- Australian Standard AS 4674-2004 "Design, construction and fitout of food premises"
- Clean Air (Plant and Equipment) Regulation 1997
- Australian Standards AS 1668 Parts 1 & 2;
Works to hairdressers, beauty salons and skin penetration premises must comply with the:
- Public Health Act
- Public Health Regulations
- NSW Health Skin Penetration Guidelines
- Local Government Act - Orders Regulations
Any sound producing plant equipment, machinery or fittings associated with or forming part of any mechanical ventilation system and/or refrigeration system, which is installed as part of the fitout, shall be insulated and/or isolated. Insulation and/or isolation however, is only required so that the noise emitted does not exceed LA10 of 5dBA above the background level in any octave band from 63 Hz centre frequencies inclusive at the boundary of the site. The method of measurement shall be carried out in accordance with AS 1055.