BUILDING LOCATION & HEIGHT CERTIFICATION - Form 12
LOCATION & HEIGHT CERTIFICATION
A building location certificate - Form 12, is a Government form that refers to a building's location, or its height or both.
It informs the building certifier that the construction has been built in accordance with the approved plans and may be.
Certification is a usually a requirement for completing construction, particularly when homes are being raised and especially if boundary clearance relaxations have been applied for.
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Important:
Occasionally we receive requests for a form 12 at the completion of construction. However the appropriate time to check the construction is before the builder prepares the footings.
Think about it - this makes complete sense but occasionally is overlooked due to poor planning, organisation or the rush to start.
If there has been no survey at this stage the location of the proposed construction is being determined by guesswork.
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We recommend that a Building Set Out Survey be undertaken to avoid mistakes and future issues. Certification is always required when building close to a boundary or on approved boundary clearances.
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In areas where there has been no surveys for many years. a boundary survey will be required. This is mandated by Government regulation.
Post construction check surveys are often more difficult than a building set out and may attract a substantially higher fee than a building set out.
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Important: Please, bear in mind that, unless we have already been involved in your project, we know nothing about it until we receive all relevant documentation.
So, in addition to requesting a quote, after you've done that, send us an email & attach your BA Plans & also your DA [if applicable] to
Did you know that many building contracts exclude responsibility for obtaining certification, leaving that to the owner.?
This can leave you in a world of pain.
You need to know early that many projects need an ID Survey, best carried out prior to construction, and that without one Certification can't be given.
This is especially important if your project is close to the boundary or may encroach on permitted setbacks.
