Request an Inspection or Meeting

Before spending money, we encourage you to consult with Council’s Planning & Development team, for unbiased, professional advice on what you would like to do at your property.

Council’s Planning & Development team provide a complementary Pre-Application advice service, aimed to help customers with a planning query. Council staff help customers identify what planning legislation applies; which planning controls need to be considered; the likelihood of policy support for what they want to do; and what documents are needed to lodge with a Development Application.

Completing the online form below is our preferred method of contact and it:

• means that advice is transparent and accountable, and both the customer and Council’s Planning & Development team have a written record to which they can refer back to, rather than trying to remember a conversation;
• assists the customer, as they can complete it and provide the relevant information in their own time (instead of ringing inside business hours and providing information to staff over the phone); and
• assists Council’s Planning & Development team as they receive the enquiry directly; and they can investigate the enquiry before contacting the customer.
• allows the request to be assigned to the right person within the Planning & Development team.

Before spending money, we encourage you to consult with Council's Building team for unbiased, professional advice about proposed/existing building work at your property in accordance with the Building Codes & Regulations. 

Council's Building team provides a complimentary advice service to assist customers with building-related enquiries. Council staff can help customers identify which NSW Building Codes & Regulations applies, what building standards and approvals need to be considered, the likelihood of compliance, and what documentation is required to support an application or certification process. 

Completing the online form below is our preferred method of contact and it:

• means that advice is transparent and accountable, and both the customer and Council’s Planning & Development team have a written record to which they can refer back to, rather than trying to remember a conversation;
• assists the customer, as they can complete it and provide the relevant information in their own time (instead of ringing inside business hours and providing information to staff over the phone); and
• assists Council’s Planning & Development team as they receive the enquiry directly; and they can investigate the enquiry before contacting the customer.
• allows the request to be assigned to the right person within the Planning & Development team.

Complete the form below to request a building related inspection with the Planning & Development team. This includes a pre-slab inspection; a slab inspection; a footings inspection; a frame inspection; a waterproofing inspection; a stormwater inspection; a plumbing / sewerage inspection; or, a final inspection.

This service aims to assist with the online lodgement of a Development Application via the NSW Planning Portal. Book a time for staff in the Council’s Planning & Development team to work with you, one on one, to register an account on the Portal for example, and upload your documents electronically for your Development Application.

Complete this form if you would like to book a time to come to the Berrigan Shire Council Office at 56 Chanter Street, Berrigan, for one on one assistance.