Hunter's Hill Council
Private building certifier in Huntleys Point
River front mapping covers almost the whole Huntleys Point peninsula, which rules out the fast-track Housing Code. CertifiBuild certifies homes, pools, decks and other Class 10 work here, mostly through the DA route.
NSW 2111
Class 1 homes and Class 10 structures
Local rules
One road, big river lots and a famous bridge
One road, all detached homes
Nearly every address sits on Huntleys Point Road, and each home is a freestanding house. Most of the 23 or so hectares is not housing at all. Road approaches to Burns Bay Road and the Gladesville Bridge take a big share, along with the grounds of Riverside Girls High School and bushland at Betts Park. Only about 36% is in the R2 zone for low density housing. Ferries on the Parramatta River call at the local wharf, which has commuter parking.
Heritage without a conservation area
No heritage conservation area covers the suburb. Six local items are listed under Hunters Hill LEP 2012, including a Moreton Bay fig, Gladesville Wharf, the sandstone abutments of the 1881 swing bridge and two houses on Huntleys Point Road. The State Heritage Register listing for today's Gladesville Bridge takes in a sliver at the eastern end. Work there also needs Heritage Act approval.
Lot size and the water
No other part of the municipality maps a minimum lot as big as its 900 m2. Around 99% of the land is river front area. Council weighs a building's look from the river and public places, plus tree loss and views.
Typical work
Common projects and how they get approved
What owners build here
A short road of large, sloping river lots means owners tend to renovate house by house. These are the jobs we see most:
- Extensions and renovations to existing homes, shaped by the two storey aim and landscaped area rules.
- New houses and major rebuilds on the generous 900 square metre lots.
- Jetties, boat sheds, stairs, sea walls and pools in the narrow foreshore band.
- Terracing, retaining, decks and pools on lots dropping steeply to the river.
- Granny flats on bigger lots, where they meet the local plan's size thresholds.
How approval usually works
Plan on a DA (council approval) for most houses. River front mapping rules out the Housing Code, the fast-track CDC route, on nearly every lot. Bulk is governed by height, capped at 8.5 metres, and by landscaped area: 60% of a lot that fronts the river directly, and 50% on other lots. The floor space ratio falls away for a compliant house. Council's DCP adds two storeys from natural ground, side setbacks of 1.5 metres and 6 metres at the rear. Near the water, only limited work is allowed in the strip below the foreshore building line, with no new fill or retaining there. Check tree rules too: anything 4 metres tall or 200 millimetres thick needs consent. CertifiBuild maps these limits for your lot before you brief an architect, which saves redesign later.
Our services
From approval to sign-off.
One certifier for your whole Huntleys Point job, from the first plan check to the occupation certificate.
Local questions
Questions we hear about this suburb.
No two lots in Huntleys Point are the same. Give us your address and we will check every map that affects it.
See the council pageIs a new home here possible under a CDC?
Almost certainly not. River front mapping covers about 99% of Huntleys Point, and the state codes remove the Housing Code and its related codes from that land. Heritage is not the cause, as no conservation area covers the suburb, but the outcome is a development application (DA) to Hunter’s Hill Council instead. Design within 8.5 metres of height, two storeys from natural ground and landscaped area of 60% with direct river frontage or 50% otherwise. Check your lot’s mapping before briefing an architect.
Why are Huntleys Point lots required to be so big?
Because the local plan maps a 900 m2 minimum lot size for housing land in Huntleys Point. No other part of Hunter’s Hill maps a minimum that large; most of Gladesville and Huntleys Cove sit at 700 square metres. Only about 36% of Huntleys Point is zoned R2 for low density housing, since road approaches, a school and bushland take much of it. The minimum matters most for subdivision and for granny flats or dual occupancy, which depend on lot size thresholds. Check your registered lot area on the title first.
Could I build a boat shed or jetty?
Possibly. Below the foreshore building line at Huntleys Point, only a short list of works is permitted, including jetties, boat sheds, slipways, stairs, sea walls, pools and fences, or alterations to a building already there. No new fill or retaining is allowed in that strip, and council weighs how the work looks from the river and public places. These structures need a development application (DA), and work over the water may need other approvals too. Have the foreshore building line plotted on your survey before designing anything near the water.
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.