8Documents to accompany application for construction certificate

#### 8 Documents to accompany application for construction certificate 8 Documents to accompany application for construction certificate > > (1) This section applies to an application for a construction certificate for development that involves building work. > > > (2) The application must be accompanied by— > > > > > (a) a detailed description of the development, and > > > > > (b) appropriate building work plans and specifications (referred to in this Part as relevant building work plans and specifications). > > > (3) The detailed description of the development must indicate the following matters— > > > > > (a) for each proposed new building— > > > > > > > (i) the number of storeys in the building, including underground storeys, and > > > > > > > (ii) the gross floor area of the building in square metres, and > > > > > > > (iii) the site area of the land on which the building is to be erected in square metres, > > > > > (b) for each proposed new building to be used for residential accommodation— > > > > > > > (i) the number of existing dwellings on the land on which the new building will be erected, and > > > > > > > (ii) the number of existing dwellings that will be demolished in connection with the erection of the new building, and > > > > > > > (iii) the number of dwellings to be included in the new building, and > > > > > > > (iv) whether the new building will be attached to an existing building, and > > > > > > > (v) whether the new building will be attached to another new building, and > > > > > > > (vi) whether the building will include a dual occupancy, and > > > > > > > (vii) the materials to be used in the construction of the new building, using the abbreviations set out in the Table to this section. > > > (4) The appropriate building work plans and specifications must include the following— > > > > > (a) detailed building work plans, drawn to a suitable scale and consisting of a block plan and a general plan, that show the following— > > > > > > > (i) a plan of each floor section, > > > > > > > (ii) a plan of each elevation of the building, > > > > > > > (iii) the levels of the lowest floor, an unbuilt yard or area that belongs to the lowest floor and the adjacent ground, > > > > > > > (iv) the height, design, construction and provision for fire safety and fire resistance, if any, > > > > > (b) building work specifications that— > > > > > > > (i) describe the construction and the materials to be used to construct the building, and > > > > > > > (ii) describe the method of drainage, sewerage and water supply, and > > > > > > > (iii) state whether the materials to be used are new or second-hand and contain details of any second-hand materials to be used, > > > > > (c) a description of an accredited building product or system sought to be relied on for the purposes of the Act, section 4.15(4), > > > > > (d) a copy of a compliance certificate to be relied on, > > > > > (e) if the development involves building work to alter, expand or rebuild an existing building—a scaled plan of the existing building, > > > > > (f) for BASIX development, or for BASIX optional development if the development application was accompanied by a BASIX certificate—the other matters required by the relevant BASIX certificate. > > Table > > | Walls | Code | Roof | Code | Floor | Code | Frame | Code | > | Brick (double) | 11 | Tiles | 10 | Concrete or slate | 20 | Timber | 40 | > | Brick (veneer) | 12 | Concrete or slate | 20 | Timber | 40 | Steel | 60 | > | Concrete or stone | 20 | Fibre cement | 30 | Other | 80 | Aluminium | 70 | > | Fibre cement | 30 | Steel | 60 | Not specified | 90 | Other | 80 | > | Timber | 40 | Aluminium | 70 | | | Not specified | 90 | > | Curtain glass | 50 | Other | 80 | | | | | > | Steel | 60 | Not specified | 90 | | | | | > | Aluminium | 70 | | | | | | | > | Other | 80 | | | | | | | > | Not specified | 90 | | | | | | |