Development Approval Exemptions for Single Houses (Clause 61A Deemed-to-comply check)

Certain types of development are exempt from requiring development approval under clause 61 of the Deemed Provisions in Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015.  

These exemptions include the construction of a new single house, or extensions and/or renovations to an existing single house that meet the ‘deemed-to-comply’ criteria of Volume 1 of the Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) or any local planning scheme provision or planning policy that amends or replaces these criteria.  

Clause 61A allows applicants who are intending to either build a new single house or extend and/or renovate an existing single house to seek advice from the Town as to whether development approval is required for what they are proposing, commonly referred to as a ‘deemed-to-comply’ check. The intent of this check is to provide applicants with confidence that their proposal can proceed straight to a building permit.  

Further information is available here

Application for Advice requirements are as follows: 

• Completed Application for Advice - Clause 61A and attached checklist 
• Plans and supporting information as required by the checklist
• $295 fee

An Application for Advice can be lodged via email (town@cottesloe.wa.gov.au), post or hand delivery to the Town's Administration Centre.  

Once the application has been received, payment can be made over the phone or at the Administration Centre.