Online Resources

There is a wide range of information available on Hornsby Shire Council’s website, providing answers on many aspects of town planning, including:

1. Development Application Form Guidelines and checklist

2. Property Enquiry, Zoning, Bush Fire Prone Land

3. Exempt Development Fact Sheets

4. Exempt and Complying Development (Interactive Guide for Dwellings)

5. Exempt and Complying Development Legislation

6. Hornsby Local Environment Plan

7. Hornsby Development Control Plan

8. Planning Controls and Studies

9. DA Tracking

10. Complying Development

There is also a lot of relevant information on the NSW Department of Planning website and the NSW Planning Portal.

If your enquiry relates to a non-compliance issue or complaint please register online via the following link:

Report an issue or lodge a complaint online

Frequently Asked Questions

• Do I need to submit a Development Application?

• Guide to the DA process

• What is the Zoning of my property?

• Trees on my property

• Dividing fence disputes

• Retaining Walls

• Boundary fences

• Copies of plans – (Development Applications only)

• Drainage Easements

• Heritage

• Bush Fire Prone Land

• Can I subdivide my property?

• Dual Occupancies and Semi-detached Dwellings

• Mobile food vans

• Home Business and Home Occupation

• Signage and Banners

• Secondary dwellings (Granny flats)

• Alterations and additions to dwelling

• Sheds

• Balconies, Decks, Patios and Pergolas

• Carports

• Setting up a restaurant or café

• Short-term rental accommodation

• Home Based Business (includes food preparation)

• Boundary adjustments and strata subdivisions

Please click the 'Book a Duty Planner' link below to book a meeting.