Campbelltown City Council
Private building certifier in Claymore
Claymore is being rebuilt through a major renewal project. Whether you have bought a new Hillcroft lot or own an existing home, we help you find the rules and approval path that fit your address.
NSW 2559
Class 1 homes and Class 10 structures
Local rules
Claymore in the middle of renewal
An estate in transition
The 2021 Census counted 2,579 people and 907 private dwellings in Claymore. Semis, terraces and townhouses were 49.2% of occupied homes, outnumbering freestanding houses at 45.9%. Few Campbelltown suburbs look like that. Those numbers describe the old estate, though. Landcom is now releasing Hillcroft, a new estate covering about 125 hectares. The wider project, the NSW Government says, will produce around 1,600 homes, with 30% set aside for social housing.
Two sets of controls side by side
Zoning sits in Campbelltown Local Environmental Plan 2015. Detailed rules covering renewal in Claymore, Airds and Bradbury sit in a separate section of council's development control plan, or DCP. That section only covers land shown in its renewal maps. Privately owned lots shown on the map are left out, so neighbouring houses in one street may follow different rules.
Renewal standards worth knowing
Where the renewal rules apply, lots need at least 200 square metres of area, a 6 metre width where the house front sits, and a depth of 25 metres. The height cap for houses is 9.5 metres. Where a lot is under 9 metres wide, its garage must be accessed from the rear lane. Garage doors can take up no more than half the house frontage. Both floors need a living room window looking to the main street.
Typical work
Common projects and how they get approved
What owners build here
Renewal creates two kinds of work at the same time:
- New houses on Hillcroft lots. Designed to the frontage and size of the lot you bought.
- Pools, sheds and alfresco roofs. Usually added after move in, in whatever space is left.
- Changes to older homes. Plenty of the original housing is still standing.
Large extensions to brand new homes are rare, simply because those homes are still so new.
How approval usually works
A CDC (a quick approval from a certifier) may work for a new house when the dwelling and the lot both satisfy the standards. Otherwise you lodge a DA with council, and then a construction certificate follows. Landcom's design review checks looks and streetscape only, and it does not replace either approval. Keep the review drawings and the approval drawings the same. Mine subsidence, flood and bushfire mapping are also checked lot by lot. Send the lot disclosure plan and builder drawings first. CertifiBuild then lines up the developer review and the statutory approval for you.
Our services
From approval to sign-off.
One certifier for your whole Claymore job, from the first plan check to the occupation certificate.
Local questions
Questions we hear about this suburb.
No two lots in Claymore are the same. Give us your address and we will check every map that affects it.
See the council pageI bought a Hillcroft lot in Claymore. Is my house design approved too?
No. Buying a Hillcroft lot and getting your house approved are separate steps, and Landcom’s design review is a third one that only checks looks and streetscape. The house still needs either a complying development certificate (CDC), where the block and the house both satisfy the state standards, or a development application (DA) lodged with council, and after that a construction certificate. Keep the drawings Landcom reviewed identical to the ones you lodge. Bring your lot disclosure plan and builder drawings to start the check.
Should I show a future pool on my new Claymore house plans?
It is a good idea. Drawing the pool on your Claymore house plans is not an approval. What it does is show whether space will remain for the dig, machine access and a compliant barrier once the house is placed. Many Hillcroft lots are compact, with minimum sizes of 200 square metres where the renewal rules apply, so leftover yard can be tight. Fixing that later is much harder than allowing for it now. The pool itself will need its own approval when you are ready to build it.
Why are attached homes the census majority in Claymore?
Because the 2021 Census captured Claymore before much of the renewal had happened. At that point, semis, terraces and townhouses together came to 49.2% of lived-in homes, against 45.9% for freestanding houses, which reflects the old estate. Landcom is now releasing the new Hillcroft estate across about 125 hectares, and the wider project is planned to deliver around 1,600 homes. Treat the census figures as a snapshot of the past. Your lot’s own rules come from the renewal maps and council’s plans.
Building in this suburb?
Send us the address first.
We check the local maps for your lot, confirm the approval path and quote in writing.