Newcastle
With a large team based right here in Newcastle, we're right where you need us, when you need us.
[ Big capabilities, local service ]
Your local Buildcert team.
Newcastle is home to Buildcert’s head office, and where we first built our reputation for clear, responsive, and efficient certification. With a long-standing presence in Newcastle, our team understands the local landscape and how to navigate it effectively.
Today, we support residential, commercial, and subdivision approvals throughout the area, combining practical advice with fast, consistent service and a genuine local connection.
[ Services ]
Services shaped for the way Newcastle builds.
We cover residential, commercial, and subdivision approvals across Newcastle and the Hunter. Our team lives and works locally, with strong relationships across Councils and a deep understanding of local planning requirements. Below are the services our Newcastle team provides:
- Complying Development Certificates
- Preliminary Complying Development Assessments
- Construction Certificates
- Principal Certifier
- BCA reports
- Crown Certificates
- Clause 137 Report
- Annual Fire Safety Statement Audit
- Strata Subdivision
- Subdivision Works Certificate (SWC)
[ Our promise to you ]
Your sort of certifier.
With fast turnarounds, trusted experience and clear solutions, we'll get your certification sorted.
Trusted experience
Buildcert people aren’t just experts in certification, they’re highly experienced in understanding your challenges and working out the most practical and efficient ways to solve them.Consistent quality
Buildcert is reassuringly consistent in everything we do – consistent people, consistent processes and consistent interpretations – all designed to make your life consistently easier.Clarity & simplicity
Buildcert makes certification clear and simple by constantly innovating to remove complexity, friction and pain points from the process.
[ Service area coverage ]
We know the region, and the regulations. We’ve got Greater Newcastle sorted.
Our Newcastle team has had boots on the ground since 2012, working across the inner city, suburbs, and the wider Hunter region. That experience means we know each LGA’s rules inside out, and our tailored support and practical advice reflect it.
- Newcastle City Council
- Maitland City Council
- Lake Macquarie City Council
- Port Stephens Council
- Cessnock City Council
- Upper Hunter Shire Council
- Muswellbrook Shire Council
- Singleton Council
- Dungog Shire Council*
*Please note, we are only able to provide certain services in the Dungog Shire Council area. Please get in touch with us for an accurate price on application.
[ Visit us in Newcastle ]
We're just up the road.
Our head office is based right here in Wickham. Drop in, book a time, or call the team to discuss your next project.
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Frequently asked questions.
Still have a couple of questions? We've put together answers to the most common ones.
What documentation is needed for a certification quote?
To do a quote for a Complying Development Certificate (CDC) we just need your site plans that include front, side and rear setbacks as well as elevations (if you have any supporting property documents like a Title Search send that through as well). For a Construction Certificate (CC), all we’ll need is your development consent from Council and your Development Application (DA) stamped plans.
Will Buildcert manage my whole project?
Not quite. We’re here to handle the certification (we’re talking approvals, inspections, and compliance). But, by law, we are unable to offer design or project management services.
I’ve already started construction, can I still get a Complying Development Certificate (CDC) or Construction Certificate (CC)?
Unfortunately not. Neither a CDC nor CC can be issued retrospectively in NSW. If you’ve built without approval, the right path is applying for a Building Information Certificate (BIC) through Council.
What projects need subdivision certification? Do they also need building certification?
Any project that divides land into legally separate lots needs subdivision certification. If you’re also constructing buildings (like townhouses or units), you'll need both subdivision certification and regular building certification, so your project is compliant, safe, and properly recorded.
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