Design Excellence Guidelines These procedures provide details which are essential to ensure that design competitions will: Operate in a manner which is accountable, fair and efficien

Find and book our services for waste, parks and venues, libraries, and rates.

We can investigate complaints about smoke, odours, spray painting and dust. The NSW Environment Protection Authority has a broader range of powers to investigate other complaints.

See our policies, procedures, guidelines and campaigns for protecting and enhancing tree coverage in our community

Unhealthy land includes overgrown vegetation, the presence of vermin, hoarding of accumulated materials, and unhealthy swimming pools.

A construction project must follow approved plans and conditions, unless it is exempt development. If you believe a project is not following approved plans and conditions you can report it

We inspect boarding houses to make sure they are safe and authorised. We will investigate reports of illegal boarding houses and unauthorised development at boarding houses.

We need to protect our waterways from construction site sediment. Developers who don't control and manage sediment on their site may be fined between $8,000 and $15,000.

If you need to appoint a Principal Certifying Authority (PCA ) you have two options. You can either engage a private accredited certifier or a Council certifier.

A person undertaking excavation and construction work must avoid damaging adjoining land and property.

Our officers can take action to address illegal or non-compliant construction.

This strategy outlines the principles which informed the planning decisions made in the preparation of the Rockdale Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2011 and Rockdale Development Control Plan (DCP) 2011