Self Assessable Building Work and Exempt Development

Building Work - Self Assesable

Building work is deemed to be self assessable where:

1. The building work is for a Class 10 building or structure, and:

a. The building or structure is used exclusively as a greenhouse, unroofed pergola, unroofed deck not higher than 1 metre above natural ground level, gazebo, conservatory, summerhouse, fuel shed, lawn locker, tool house, cycle shed, aviary, milking bail, hay shed, stable, fowl house, pigsty, barn or for a similar purpose; and

b. for a building or structure attached to another Class 10 building or structure, the plan area (including overhangs and existing plan area) is not more than 10m2; and

c. for a detached building or structure, the plan area (including overhangs and existing plan area) is not more than 10m2; and

d. for a Class 10 building or structure attached to, or detached from, a single detached Class 1 building or Class 10 building or structure, the building has above the natural ground surface:

i. a height of not more than 2.4 metres; and

ii. a mean height of not more than 2.1 metres; and

e. any side of the building or structure is no longer than 5 metres.It is a fence no higher than 2 metres above natural ground surface, other than swimming pool fences to which Part 3 of the Building Act applies.

2. It is a fence no higher than 2 metres above natural ground surface, other than swimming pool fences to which Part 3 of the
Building Act applies.

3. It is a non-load bearing aerial, antennae, satellite dish with a maximum diameter of 600 mm, flagpole, mast or tower, outside areas covered by airport Obstacle Limitation Surfaces Standards (OLS) of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and it is:

a. detached from a building or structure and not more than 10 metres above natural ground surface; or

b. attached to a building or structure, is not more than 3.5 metres above the building or structure

4i It is a retaining wall with no surcharge loadings and:

a. the total finished height of the wall, or the total height of the fill or cut retained is not more than 1 metre above the adjoining ground level; and

b. the wall is no closer than 1.5 metres to a building or another retaining wall.

5. It is filling or excavation and:

a. the proposed cut or fill is no deeper than 1 metre in relation to natural ground level; and

b. any cut embankment is not steeper than:

i. for sand - 2 horizontal to 1 vertical; and

ii. for silt - 4 horizontal to 1 vertical; and

iii. for firm clay - 1 horizontal to 1 vertical; and

iv. for soft clay - 3 horizontal to 2 vertical; and

c. any fill embankment is not steeper than 4 horizontal to 1 vertical; and

d. any compacted fill embankment is not steeper than:

i. for sand - 3 horizontal to 2 vertical; and

ii. for silt - 4 horizontal to 1 vertical; and

iii. for firm clay - 2 horizontal to 1 vertical; and

e. The building work is for a Class 10 building used exclusively as a greenhouse, conservatory, summerhouse, fuel shed, lawn locker, tool house, cycle shed, aviary, milking bail, hayshed, stable, fowl house, pigsty or barn or for a similar purpose, and it is:

i. on land used for agricultural, horticultural, floricultural or pastoral purposes; and

ii. not part of the building is within 200 metres of a road or a boundary of the land on which the building is situated.

f. It involves affixing minor attachments to an existing building, such as sun hoods projecting no more than 1 metre from the building, sun blinds, roof ventilators, basketball hoops or similar attachments.

g. The building work involves minor structures no higher than 3 metres above natural ground level, such as playground and sporting equipment, garden furniture, temporary market stalls, minor plant and equipment covers, and similar structures.

h. It involves repairs and maintenance to an existing building or structure and:

i. the structural adequacy of the building or structure is not reduced; and

ii. fire safety of the building or structure is not reduced.

Exempt development

Building work for a class 10 building used exclusively as a greenhouse, conservatory, summerhouse, fuel shed, lawn locker, tool house, cycle shed, aviary, milking bail, hayshed, stable, fowlhouse, pigsty or barn or for a similar purpose, if:
1. on land used for agricultural, horticultural, floricultural or pastoral purposes; and
2. no part of the building is within 200 metres of a road or a boundary of the land on which the building is situated.
Affixing minor attachments to an existing building, such as sun hoods projecting no more than 1 metre from the building, sun blinds, roof ventilators, basketball hoops or similar attachments.
Building minor structures no higher than 3 metres above natural ground level, such as playground and sporting equipment, garden furniture, temporary markets stalls, minor plant and equipment covers, and similar structures.
Repairs and maintenance to an existing building or structure if:

1. the structural adequacy of the building or structure is not reduced; and
2. fire safety of the building or structure is not reduced.

Source: Logan City Council