Private and municipal building surveyors carry out the statutory role of ensuring that proposed residential and commercial building projects meet relevant compliance requirements prior to issuing building permits in accordance with planning permits. This unit is concerned with the fundamental planning considerations for residential buildings in classes 1 and 10 and commercial buildings in classes 2 to 9 as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC) and up to three storeys and not more than 2000 square metres in floor area. It introduces students to planning and preparation required to assess planning application, assessment of planning application documentation, assessment of revised design plans and finalisation of planning permits.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):