Apply for a water development notice

Step 1.Complying developments - important information

A complying development must have a Council or State Agency reference number in order to proceed. 

Shoalhaven Water DOES NOT accept portal reference or private certifier reference numbers.

Step 2.Development reference number

Have your unique Development Reference Number ready e.g. DA25/1234, SF12345, PCD25/1234

You can obtain your unique reference number by contacting Shoalhaven City Council once your complying development application has been submitted via the NSW Planning Portal to Council.

Step 3.Support documentation

Have development plans, certificates and any other support documentation ready to upload in JPG or PDF format. We will use this information to make an accurate assessment of the proposed development. 

Our online application will accept up to 5 documents with a combined total capacity up to 20MB.

Step 1.IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Complying developments must provide a Council or State Agency Reference Number to proceed with this application.

Step 2.Complete the below application

Have your support documentation ready to upload.

Step 1.Application review

Incoming applications are reviewed and assessed, and the applicant invoiced based on the type of development. Fees and charges can be reviewed in the below Related Information.

A Water Development Notice will be prepared based on the information provided in the application.

Step 2.Issue of Water Development Notice

On payment of invoice, the Notice will be available through Council's DA tracking system.

NOTE: Fees will be charged if a Water Development Notice is NOT prepared.