News Category: Subdivision and Strata Certification
Waking the Sleeping Giant: Growth in the Mid North Coast Region
While Greater Newcastle has been historically renowned as a mining and steel city, many Novocastrians will be quick to note that there is much, much more […]
Understanding the Changes to Part 6 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
Part 6 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) plays an important role in underpinning the design, construction, and safety of buildings throughout […]
The Rise of Strata Certification in Northern NSW
With a growing population in Australia and a need for the provision of a diverse range of housing products that suit differing budgets, strata subdivision offers […]
Understanding the Strata Subdivision and Complying Development Process
What is Strata Subdivision? Strata subdivision is the subdivision of a building or buildings into smaller cubic spaces, generally units or town houses. Just as a […]
Association of Accredited Certifiers Conference 2019
The Association of Accredited Certifiers (AAC) annual conference was held on the 7th of June at the Star Casino in Sydney. As always Barker Ryan Stewart […]
UPDATE – Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code Deferred for 50 Councils
Unfortunately, the State Government announced on 6 July 2018 that the Code will only apply to 7 Sydney Councils and the Code will be deferred from […]
Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code
This Code, which will be incorporated into the existing Exempt and Complying Development State Environmental Planning Policy, will make it easier for developers and property owners […]
Private Subdivision Certification in NSW
The Building Professionals Board has recently provided new advice to all Councils regarding private subdivision certification in NSW. The advice was provided in the Board’s March 2017 […]
Association of Accredited Certifiers Member – Garry Ryan
Barker Ryan Stewart’s own Garry Ryan has been elected as a board member of the Association of Accredited Certifiers in August 2015. Garry is a founding […]
Barker Ryan Stewart contributes to reforms for certification and building regulation
With the population in Sydney now expected to grow by 1.6 million by 2031 (with 900,000 of those expected to live in Western Sydney), The Minister for Planning has focused largely on Western Sydney in infrastructure planning, “A Plan for Growing Sydney”, the final version of the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy.
