• • The use of land in a road if the use is associated with the use of adjoining land and is authorised by the Council under a local law, or the use of land in a road to trade from a stall, stand, motor vehicle, trailer etc;
  • The use of land for a telecommunications facility, minor utility installation or to display a sign.

Buildings and works not requiring a permit

In planning schemes, Clause 62 also includes exemptions from permit requirements for construction or carrying out of works.

Clauses 62.02-1 sets out a list of buildings and works that do not require a permit, some of which are commonly applied. These include buildings and works:

Buildings and works not requiring a permit unless specifically required by the planning scheme

Clause 62.02-2. sets out a list of buildings and works that sometimes require a permit. Consequently, sometimes they don’t. This means the planning scheme needs to be checked to confirm there are no specific permit triggers. The most common of these exemptions include:

• • The internal rearrangement of a building or works provided the gross floor area of the building, or the size of the works, is not increased and the number of dwellings is not increased;
  • Repairs and routine maintenance to an existing building or works;
  • Domestic services normal to a dwelling;
  • An open-sided pergola or verandah to a dwelling with a finished floor level not more than 800 mm above ground level and a maximum building height of three metres above ground level;
  • A deck to a dwelling with a finished floor level not more than 800 mm above ground level;
  • Services normal to a building other than a dwelling, including chimneys, flues, skylights, heating and cooling systems, hot water systems, security systems and cameras, downpipes, window shading devices, or similar;

Other planning permit exemptions