Application information Information to help plan your development and where you can turn to for advice
Planning and development services Planning to develop in Lake Macquarie? You can request a meeting, lodge an application or certificate online.
Building and development process Development guidelines for economic centres, heritage properties and areas that are affected by flooding, sea level rise or bush fires.
Certification services Council’s certification services bring you one step closer to the dream by simplifying the approval process for your next build.
SEPP 65 Design Review All development applications submitted under SEPP 65 need to be reviewed by a panel, even if the application has been through pre-lodgement
Compliance Regulations for swimming pools, fire safety, plumbing and drainage, on-site sewage management systems, and erosion and sediment control.
Development contributions Information about how development contributions are collected in Lake Macquarie
Component certificates These documents show the details Council may require prior to the issue of any Occupation Certificate, in relation to specific components of a development
Urban Development Program The Lake Macquarie Urban Development Program (UDP) is Council’s tool to monitor our City’s residential development pipeline in both greenfield and infill areas.