Design, CDC and DA approvals, handled for you

Good design saves money on site. We’ve designed, built and maintained homes and duplexes for years, and use that experience to help you plan a project that’s easier to build, avoids delays and saves on maintenance for years to come.

What we manage for you

Why spend months finding experienced consultants when we already work with a trusted local team? We can manage the whole design process for your new home, duplex, renovation or extension, or help with any part of it:

• Complying development certificates (CDC) – often the quickest route to approval
• Development applications (DA) through council
• Architectural plans
• Structural engineering plans
• Services: stormwater, sewer, Section 73, electrical and mechanical plans
• BASIX, surveying and other consultants

CDC or DA?

A complying development certificate (CDC) is a fast-track approval for projects that meet set state planning standards. It can be issued by a private certifier, often in weeks rather than months. Projects that fall outside those standards go through a development application (DA) with council. We’ll tell you which path suits your project and handle it either way.

Designing with the build in mind

Because the same team designs and builds your project, plans are drawn with real construction costs and buildability in mind. That means fewer surprises once work starts.

Thinking of a duplex?

The best duplex sites are in a council area that allows dual occupancy, wide or on a corner, with a gentle slope to the street and a north-facing rear. Read which site is most suitable for a duplex.