Insights

Plain-English guides and unvarnished opinion from practising certifiers – the DBP Act, approval pathways, fire safety obligations, and where the system needs fixing. Professional insights also publish to our LinkedIn.

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Regulation Decoded

Granny Flat Approval in NSW (2026)

Everything a Sydney homeowner needs before building a granny flat: whether you need council approval, the 450 m² and 60…

Oct 2026 62 min

Regulation Decoded

Commercial and Industrial CDCs in NSW

Most writing about complying development is about houses. This guide is about the other half: shop and office fit-outs, cafés,…

Oct 2026 61 min

Regulation Decoded

CDC vs DA in NSW

Complying development or a development application is the first real decision on almost every NSW building project, and it decides…

Oct 2026 62 min

Regulation Decoded

NSW Housing Pattern Book Explained

A certifier's guide to the NSW Housing Pattern Book in 2026: what the 8 low-rise and 9 mid-rise patterns are,…

Oct 2026 64 min

Regulation Decoded

Planning Advisory Sydney Feasibility to Consent

The six stages of planning advisory in NSW, in the order they actually happen: site due diligence before you buy,…

Sep 2026 67 min

Regulation Decoded

Fire Safety Consultant Sydney Guide

A plain-English guide for building owners, strata committees, developers and builders across Sydney and NSW: the difference between a fire…

Sep 2026 67 min

Regulation Decoded

BCA Consultant Sydney Compliance Report

A working guide to Building Code of Australia consulting in NSW: what a BCA consultant does that a certifier, architect…

Sep 2026 62 min

Article

Can You Build a Duplex on Your Block?

Current as at 22 September 2026. Verified against the Codes SEPP as in force 8 July 2026, the EP&A Regulation…

Sep 2026 58 min

Article

Why Your Occupation Certificate Is Late

CURRENT AS AT 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 13 MIN READ BY BUILT SMART SOLUTIONS SEO/AI under the hood (amended per review…

Sep 2026 49 min

Article

Your Annual Fire Safety Statement Just Got Harder

CURRENT AS AT 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 12 MIN READ BY BUILT SMART SOLUTIONS SEO/AI under the hood (amended per review…

Sep 2026 46 min

Article

Construction Certificates Are Being Replaced

CURRENT AS AT 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 13 MIN READ BY BUILT SMART SOLUTIONS SEO/AI under the hood (amended per review…

Aug 2026 62 min

Accountability & Risk

Paper castles: how NSW regulation buried common sense

Thousands of pages of reports to approve digging a hole. Somewhere under that stack, the thing all the paper was…

Aug 2026 10 min

Accountability & Risk

When Your Reports Don’t Talk to Each Other, Neither Does Your Approval

A fire report calling for systems missing from the drawings. A compliance report naming a consultant who was never engaged….

Jul 2026 8 min

FIELD NOTES

Why a Site Change That Feels Minor Can Stop Your Project Cold

CURRENT AS AT 22 SEPTEMBER 2026. SEO/AI under the hood (amended per review actions 2 & R4): exact-match H1 restored…

Jul 2026 10 min

Regulation Decoded

The Fast-Track Assumption: Why Confirming Comes Before Designing

CURRENT AS AT 22 SEPTEMBER 2026. NSW COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT RULES ARE UNDER ACTIVE REFORM. SEO/AI under the hood (amended per…

Jul 2026 8 min

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