CPCCBS6107 - Prepare planning and development applications for buildings to three storeys

Unit code:CPCCBS6107Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

200

Location

Sunshine

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to prepare planning and development applications for buildings included in National Construction Code (NCC) definitions for all classes of buildings up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area. It includes gathering and assessing documentation that supports the planning and development application process required to obtain planning permission.The unit is suitable for building surveyors who draw on their broad theoretical knowledge and technical skills to carry out the statutory role of ensuring that proposed building projects meet requirements for issuing planning permits.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by:

preparing one planning and development application for a project involving a two or three-storey building.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge of:

legislative and local planning requirements governing the issuing of planning and development approvals in the jurisdictions relevant to each building specified in the performance evidence
legislative roles and responsibilities of those issuing planning permits in the relevant jurisdiction
planning permit processes and submission requirements including triggers for planning and development approvals
types of disciplines from which specialist advice may be sought
types of plans and documentation submitted as part of planning and development approval applications as required under relevant jurisdictional planning legislation for buildings to three storeys:

concept drawings to scale, with relevant calculations, levels, notes and specifications
planning and development approval application forms
proof of building site ownership.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.