Camden Council
Private building certifier in Elderslie
Elderslie has its own schedule in Camden’s planning rules, and it overrides the general residential controls. CertifiBuild certifies new homes, extensions, pools and sheds here, starting with that schedule.
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Class 1 homes and Class 10 structures
Local rules
Elderslie: a release area with its own schedule
The most specific rules in Camden
Camden Development Control Plan 2019 (DCP, council’s detailed design rules) has a dedicated schedule for Elderslie, and it takes precedence over the general residential chapters. It describes an urban village and lists what must be kept, including Rheinberger’s Hill as a visual gateway, early street alignments and creek corridors.
More varied housing
Most homes are detached, but a noticeable share are semis or townhouses, more than in nearby Camden South. That means party walls and fire separation come up often, and lot sizes of 200 to 300 square metres are in play.
Heritage and flooding
Elderslie has a number of local heritage items along Camden Valley Way, Macarthur Road, Luker Street and elsewhere, but no conservation area. The suburb also sits between the Nepean River study area and an overland flow area for Narellan Creek, so a lot away from any creek can still lie on a flow path.
Typical work
Common projects and how they get approved
What owners build here
Elderslie’s mix of lot sizes leads to varied jobs. Typical work we certify includes:
- New homes on narrow and standard lots, designed to the schedule’s garage and street rules.
- Extensions and pools on established detached homes.
- Alterations to semis and townhouses, with party walls and fire separation checked.
- Sheds, garages and patios, within site cover and setback limits.
- Work near listed heritage items.
How approval usually works
Three schedule controls can decide a project. On lots about 10 to 12.5 metres wide, a double garage brings a two-storey design with a balcony and a recessed garage, which often turns a single-storey plan into a two-storey one. Near Rheinberger’s Hill, the opposite applies and some lots are limited to one storey to protect views, so the schedule must be read against your exact address. Lots near Camden Valley Way, the Camden Bypass and Liz Kernohan Drive may need an acoustic assessment. Whether the job suits a complying development certificate (CDC, the fast-track route under state rules) or council consent depends on those controls and your lot’s mapping. CertifiBuild reads the schedule with you before drawings begin.
Our services
From approval to sign-off.
One certifier for your whole Elderslie job, from the first plan check to the occupation certificate.
Local questions
Questions we hear about this suburb.
No two lots in Elderslie are the same. Give us your address and we will check every map that affects it.
See the council pageWhy does my Elderslie block need a two-storey house?
If your lot is roughly 10 to 12.5 metres wide and the design has a double garage, the schedule asks for two storeys, a balcony across much of the width and a recessed garage. It is a streetscape rule, not a density rule. Learn this before drawing a single-storey home, since it often changes the plan from the start.
I was told I can only build single storey. Is that right?
It can be, on some lots. Where the view corridors toward Rheinberger’s Hill apply, the schedule limits development to one storey, while elsewhere it asks for two. The two controls pull in opposite directions depending on location, so have your address checked against the schedule’s maps before settling on a design.
Does Elderslie have flooding issues?
Parts of it can. The suburb lies partly within the Nepean River study area and partly within the Narellan Creek overland flow area, where water runs along roads and through properties once the pipes are full. Order a planning certificate for your lot to see any flood notes, then design to what it says.
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.