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Applications for Stormwater Connections

Stormwater Drainage Work (S.68 approval)

Section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993 specifies a range of activities where approvals are required to be obtained from council. These are often in addition, or ancillary to, standard development application (DA) requirements and are known as ‘Section 68 approvals’.

To obtain approval to undertake plumbing or drainage work, you will need to submit a section 68 application via the NSW Planning Portal.

Preparing a stormwater drainage application

Council requires the following information when assessing applications for stormwater drainage work:

  • Completed owners’ consent form.
  • Cover letter indicating whether the application is to:
    • Connect to Council’s drainage pipe (Refer to Standard Drawing No. 6 - Bandage Joints and Connection Details)
    • Connect to Council’s drainage junction pit (Refer to Standard Drawing No. 5 - Standard Junction Pit)
    • Connect to watercourse by concrete headwall (Refer to Standard Drawing No. 2 - Standard Concrete Headwalls)
    • Connect to dissipater (Refer to Council for details)
  • Stormwater drainage plan and supporting calculations in accordance with the following requirements:
    • are based on a Survey Plan prepared by a registered surveyor
    • comply with the relevant Standard Drawing
    • provide spot levels to mAHD and contours (with extensions into adjoining properties)
    • provide design details including pipeline long-sections and invert levels
    • provide location of any existing easements
    • provide locations of existing trees and structures
    • are to a 1:100 scale.
  • In circumstances where access is required from adjoining land, please provide evidence of an established easement - either a copy of the relevant 88B instrument or the Title for the subject land.

Apply online

A Section 68 application for stormwater drainage works is required to be lodged online via the NSW Planning Portal.

  • If you don’t already have an account, Register for a NSW Planning Portal account to start your application.
  • Log in to complete the online application form. You may be required to submit further documents to support your application.

Support available

If you have difficulties logging in to the NSW Planning Portal or registering your NSW Planning Portal account, refer to the NSW Government’s Applicant Resources webpage and the FAQ webpage.