Find out about the requirements for Construction Management Plans.
About Construction Management Plans
Generally, a condition requiring the preparation of a Construction Management Plan will be imposed for major developments, including commercial, industrial and larger residential projects, as well as any other development where deemed necessary by the City.
The purpose of a Construction Management Plan is to ensure that construction activities associated with an approved development do not adversely affect the safety, health or amenity of residents, properties, or the broader community.
Requirements
A Construction Management Plan generally considers the following matters:
- Maintenance of public safety and amenity
- Contact details of essential site personnel, construction period and operating hours
- Community information, consultation and complaints management procedure
- Delivery times for materials and equipment to site
- Storage of materials and equipment on site
- Noise, vibration, air, sand drift and dust management
- Parking arrangements for contractors and sub-contractors
- Traffic, access and parking management
- Waste management and materials re-use
- Street tree management and protection
- The relocation of public footpaths and pedestrian access
- The relocation/disruption of any public transport infrastructure
- Traffic management plan (as required)
- Any other matters required by the City
- Where a Construction Management Plan forms a condition of development approval, it must generally be approved prior to the issuing of a building permit.
- Once approved, builders and developers must comply with the requirements of the Construction Management Plan at all times during the construction of the development.
Enforcement
Where a builder or developer commences development works prior to a Construction Management Plan being submitted and approved by the City, or those works have been carried out in a manner inconsistent with the approved Construction Management Plan, the City has enforcement options available that may be exercised as per the City’s Local Planning Policy 4.14 – Compliance.
Where the construction of a development causes an adverse impact on the surrounding area, such as construction workers parking in unauthorised locations or excessive noise outside of permitted working hours, the City may take action within its jurisdiction to address those impacts/activities in order to resolve the issue or will refer the matter to any relevant authority to address.
