Applications for new housing in West Dapto are considered against local development rules and specific plans for the area. These include:

• Wollongong Local Environmental Plan, which describes different land zones and what can be built on each zone.
• Wollongong Development Control Plan - Chapter D16 PDF, 18835.04 KB, which goes into detail about how new homes need to be designed and built.
• Neighbourhood Plans. See the next section of this page for more information.

Most new housing development in West Dapto is likely to need approval in one of the following ways:

• Complying development is a fast-track approval process for straightforward development. Work will need to meet any relevant standards and be signed off by an accredited certifier.
• A development application will be needed for any development that doesn't meet the rules for complying development.

More information about planning and development policies can be found on our Development pages.