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council approval areas:

Areas outside of Sydney Harbour: Approval for waterfront structures or works below the Mean High Water Mark requires approval from four Government Agencies; being the Department of Primary Industries, NSW Maritime, the Department of Lands and your local Council, all with different controls and objectives. Brook & Byrne Waterfront Constructions has a passionate and driven full time planner that has turned this complicated and lengthy approval process into a fluent and streamed lined process and currently has over 50 approval clients with projects in various stages of consent in a variety of areas.

• Georges River: The Georges River is host to five different local councils who all have different Waterfront Development Policies. In short, this means that depending on where you live, your Local Council will govern the type and design of waterfront structures. From Kogarah Council, Hurstville City Council, Bankstown City Council, Liverpool Council to Sutherland Shire Council, our planner will be able to advise you exactly what is possible at your waterfront. Our planner has extensive experience with dealing with all of the Councils on the Georges River and has a 100% Approval rating.
• Port Hacking River: The Port Hacking River is in the Sutherland Shire Council catchment. Council has a defined Development Control Plan for watercraft facilities. The Port Hacking River is also our planner’s river of origin with her having the enjoyment of growing up on a waterfront on Yowie Bay. Our planner has absolute experience with the use and development of the waterway and getting approval for tough applications.
• Pittwater: Pittwater Council controls the whole of the Pittwater Area with the Council having a waterfront development code that is based on a zoning scheme. All areas are zoned and therefore what structures are allowed depends on the zoning of your property. Our planner will tell you exactly what is possible at your waterfront.
• Hawkesbury River: The Hawkesbury River is a unique waterway, with a variety of Councils such as Gosford City Council and is also controlled by both the Maitland and Sydney division of the Department of Lands. The process is very close to being the same with subtle difference between the two divisions. All areas are zoned with different Council requiring different objectives to be achieved. In areas where there is no formal road access there are opportunities to gain significantly lengthy structures to assist in access to your dwelling. Our planner has a 100% approval rating and has recently gained approval for two 56 metre jetties with seastairs, docking bays, and boatsheds. Call and find out how we can improve access to your property and your enjoyment of this large river system.

Areas within of Sydney Harbour & Adjoining Waterways: The main port of call with approvals on Sydney Harbour & adjoining waterways lies with the NSW Maritime Authority. While the NSW Maritime approval process seems confusing it can be achieved.

Areas of properties are zoned for specific types of structures which will govern what is allowable in your area. The process is different than other areas with the approval taking three stages to complete. The three stages are gaining owner’s consent (Obtaining Permission to Lodge a Development Application), lodging a development application and a construction certificate.