Substantial Commencement: Is a term used by Councils to reflect whether a Permit is still valid. Permits last for 2 years generally but do extend provided there has been ‘Substantial Commencement’ of the Permit conditions. This usually means that in additional to survey and engineering work being done, actual construction must be commenced on the site.

SIMPLY:

It means that one must commence survey and engineering design no later than 18 months into the permit, depending on the size of the development.

HOW WE ASSIST:

We can advise a suitable time frame relating to your development