Lodge a Subdivision Certificate

Step 1.What is a Subdivision Certificate?

A Subdivision Certificate:

• Certifies that the subdivision plan has been completed in accordance with the relevant development consent, exempt development or complying development certificate (CDC), in the case of complying development; and
• Authorises the registration of the subdivision plan for lodgement with the NSW Land and Property Information.

Step 2.The role of the consent Authority or Registered Certifier

A Subdivision Certificate is issued by the relevant consent authority (most commonly the Council) in the following instances:

• A consent authority - where subdivision has development consent; or
• The Council - where the subdivision either does not need development consent (exempt development) or where the Council itself is the consent authority
• The Crown or prescribed person (or any person acting on behalf of the Crown) – where the subdivision is carried out by or on behalf of the Crown or prescribed person; or
• A registered certifier – where the subdivision is identified by an Environmental Planning Instrument as one that may be authorised by a registered certifier or for subdivision that  involves subdivision works (refer to Section 6.5(3) of the EP&A Act).

Before a Subdivision Certificate is issued, the relevant consent authority or registered certifier must be satisfied that the matters specified in Section 6.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 have been addressed.

Step 3.Preparing a Subdivision Certificate application

Once you've completed the application process and complied with all of the conditions outlined in your development consent, you'll need to have your subdivision plans that have been prepared by a registered surveyor approved and released from Council so that you can lodge the plans with the Land Titles Office.

An application for a Subdivision Certificate may only be made by the owner of the land or any other person with the consent (in writing) of the landowner.

Please refer to Council's Subdivision Certificate Checklist(PDF, 188KB)(PDF, 188KB)  for required lodgement documents.

You can also refer to Council's How to Lodge(PDF, 541KB) document for file formatting.

Subdivision Certificate Applications can only be submitted to Council online via the NSW Planning Portal.

If you lodged your Development Application via the Portal you can login to the NSW Planning Portal, otherwise you will need to create an account.

To understand how to use the NSW Planning Portal refer to the NSW Planning Portal's Quick Reference Guides.

For technical issues with using the NSW Planning Portal contact Service NSW's Support Service.

Step 4.NSW Planning Portal Fees

In accordance with the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, applicants are required to pay a digital application processing fee for certain planning applications and certificates.

A full list of fees can be found on the NSW Planning Portal Service Fees page.