Strathfield Council
Private building certifier in Homebush
CertifiBuild certifies house alterations, granny flats and outbuildings in Homebush. Owners first need to know whether their lot is inside the transport oriented precinct, a conservation area, or ordinary low density land.
NSW 2140
Class 1 homes and Class 10 structures
Local rules
Homebush: a growth precinct with heritage pockets
A suburb of mixed zones
All of Homebush's roughly 214 hectares lie in Strathfield Council. Its zoning mix is the most varied anywhere in Strathfield Council. Infrastructure and low density residential each take roughly 21%. Mixed use is about 14%, public recreation 13% and high density residential 11%, with smaller areas of other zones. Apartments make up most homes, so land for ordinary houses is limited.
A transport oriented precinct
Only eight places in NSW were chosen as accelerated precincts for transport oriented development, and Homebush is one. Its rezoning began in November 2024. Over most houses, the base height map still shows 9.5 metres. An incentive map for the precinct reaches 35 to 103 metres, but only when site area, open space and road conditions are met. Inside the precinct, a design guide released in November 2024 takes the place of the usual residential design rules.
Dense heritage
The suburb has forty-nine heritage items. About 7.3% sits in conservation areas, more than in Strathfield itself, with Abbotsford Road alone covering 6.3%. Across Strathfield Council, only three items hold State significance, and the railway station is among them.
Typical work
Common projects and how they get approved
What owners build here
Our Homebush work focuses on the suburb's smaller group of houses. Typical jobs include:
- House renovations and extensions, many in the Abbotsford Road heritage area.
- Granny flats on the house lots south of the railway.
- Sheds, garages and other outbuildings on house lots.
- Pools and decks where the lot and controls allow.
Most homes here are apartments. Their fire upgrades, balcony repairs and common property work are Class 2, which needs a certifier holding that registration. New precinct buildings also fall outside our scope. House owners should check the heritage map as a first step.
How approval usually works
Within the conservation area at Abbotsford Road, most fast-track codes are closed, so additions usually need a development application (DA). Elsewhere a CDC (fast-track approval under state rules) may be available. Check flooding first. The local plan has a flood clause, yet no flood map. Council decides whether land is in the flood planning area, and a flood control lot cannot use complying development. Only your planning certificate will tell you reliably. On house land, a sliding scale tied to lot size sets the allowable floor area, not the map. Homebush station also brings the state's low-rise and mid-rise housing rules into play within its catchment, which sit alongside the precinct rules and must be read together. CertifiBuild checks the certificate and both map sets for your lot before designing starts.
Our services
From approval to sign-off.
One certifier for your whole Homebush job, from the first plan check to the occupation certificate.
Local questions
Questions we hear about this suburb.
No two lots in Homebush are the same. Give us your address and we will check every map that affects it.
See the council pageIs a new house still possible on my Homebush lot?
Yes, if your lot is zoned for low density housing, which covers about 21% of Homebush. There the base height map generally shows 9.5 metres, and allowable floor area comes from a sliding scale tied to lot size rather than the map. The transport oriented precinct does not remove the house pathway. Check flooding through your planning certificate, since a flood control lot cannot use complying development, and see whether your lot falls in the Abbotsford Road heritage area before choosing between a complying development certificate (CDC) and a development application (DA).
Does the Homebush incentive height apply to my site?
Not automatically. The incentive map for the Homebush precinct shows heights of 35 to 103 metres, but those apply only once council is satisfied the site is large enough and the required open space and roads will be delivered. It rewards providing those things rather than handing out extra height. Over most house land the base map still shows 9.5 metres. Read both map sets together for your lot, and note that new precinct buildings sit outside CertifiBuild’s Class 1 and 10 scope.
Is a CDC possible in the Abbotsford Road heritage area?
Generally no, not for work on the house itself. Most complying development codes exclude conservation areas, so alterations and additions in Abbotsford Road usually need a development application (DA) to Strathfield Council. Conservation areas cover about 7.3% of Homebush, with Abbotsford Road making up 6.3% by itself, so find your lot on the heritage map first. Homebush also has forty-nine heritage items. If your lot sits outside the area, a CDC could be an option once flooding has been ruled out through your planning certificate.
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.