KMH Certifiers issues CDCs, Construction Certificates and Occupation Certificates across Sydney — with a town planner's eye on every application and the same certifier answering your calls from start to finish.
From fast-tracked complying development to the final occupation sign-off — and the planning advice in between.
Skip the DA queue. If your project meets the SEPP development standards, a CDC combines planning and construction approval in a single certificate — often issued within days of a complete application.
Apply for a CDCAlready have development consent? A Construction Certificate confirms your detailed plans comply with the BCA and your DA conditions before any work starts on site.
Apply for a CCThe final sign-off. After completed works and a final inspection, an Occupation Certificate confirms the building is safe and lawful to occupy — required before anyone moves in.
Apply for an OCNo mystery, no chasing. Here's exactly what happens after you get in touch.
Email your drawings or use the online application. For a CDC quote: a site plan with setbacks, plus elevations. For a CC: your development consent and DA-stamped plans.
You'll receive a written fee proposal and contract for certification work — usually within one business day. The fee you're quoted is the fee you pay.
Your application is assessed against the SEPP, the BCA and your consent conditions — and if anything's missing, you get a clear list, not a rejection letter.
Approved certificates are issued and lodged on the NSW Planning Portal. Then critical stage inspections are booked in as your build progresses.
KMH is an independent practice run by a registered certifier who's also a practising town planner. When you call, you speak with the person actually assessing your application — not an account manager reading from a file note.
Most certifiers can't advise on planning pathways. We prepare DAs and SEEs for a living, so if your project doesn't fit the CDC standards, you'll hear what to do about it — not just "no".
A complete document checklist before you apply, a fixed written fee, and honest advice if a CDC isn't achievable. No surprises at assessment.
The certifier who approves your plans is the same one inspecting your slab and issuing your OC. One point of contact, full context, from lodgement to keys.
First build or renovation? You'll get the process explained in plain English, with a checklist of exactly what's needed.
Fast assessments, inspection bookings that respect your program, and a certifier who answers the phone on site days.
Technical BCA feedback at design stage so compliance issues are caught on paper, not on site.
Dual occupancies, duplexes and small infill projects — yield-aware certification with planning advice built in.
Choose your certificate to open the application form. Completed forms generate a signed PDF, ready for lodgement.
For projects that meet the SEPP development standards — new dwellings, duplexes, granny flats, pools, alterations and more. Planning and construction approval in one.
Start CDC applicationFor DA-approved projects ready to build. Your detailed plans are checked against the BCA and every condition of your development consent.
Start CC applicationFor completed builds. A final inspection and document review confirms the building is safe and lawful to occupy — interim or final.
Start OC applicationEvery CDC and CC lists mandatory inspections that must happen before work is covered or progressed. Miss one, and your Occupation Certificate gets complicated. Here's how to stay ahead of it.
Your CDC or CC lists each required inspection. If you're unsure which apply, call before pouring anything.
Use the online booking link with your certificate number and site address. Same-week slots are usually available.
Works must be at the correct stage and visible. An inspection can't proceed if the work is covered or the site is locked.
Every inspection is documented — compliance status and any rectification needed, in writing, the same day where possible.
Online bookings Monday to Friday. Include your certificate number so the right conditions are checked on the day.
The honest answers, including the ones other websites bury. Something else on your mind? Call — it's quicker than email.
0412 181 181Not sure if your project needs a CDC, a DA, or something else entirely? That first conversation costs nothing and usually saves weeks.