Application for 10.7 and 603 Certificates

Planning certificates are issued by the council under section 10.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. A section 10.7(2) certificate contains the matters prescribed by Schedule 2 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021: zoning, the planning instruments and policies that apply, planning controls, and hazards and risks. A section 10.7(5) certificate adds any other relevant information the council holds about the land; councils include that advice voluntarily and the Regulation cannot prescribe it. Anyone can buy a planning certificate, for any purpose. Section 603 of the Local Government Act 1993 lets a council issue a certificate stating the amount (if any) of rates, charges and other amounts due or payable to the council for a parcel of land. Section 603(2) requires the application to be accompanied by the approved fee, which the Office of Local Government sets each year; councils may charge a separate fee for expedited processing. Forbes Shire Council's form also offers a sewer plan diagram, a special water meter reading (on its own or with the 603 certificate, which does not include a meter read), an outstanding notices certificate under sections 735A and 121ZP, weed notice searches and inspections, and an urgency fee for all certificates.

When you need it

• You are preparing a contract for the sale of land in the Forbes Shire and need the planning certificate and sewer diagram.
• You act on a purchase and need the rates certificate and a final water reading for settlement.

1. 1

   Applicant's details

   Name, address, telephone and your reference.

2. 2

   Application is made for

   Tick each certificate. Note the 603 certificate does not include a water meter read; tick the combined 603 and special water meter reading option if you want both. Tick the urgency fee if needed.

3. 3

   Description of property

   Town or locality, property address, lot, section and DP, the registered owner's name and address, and the purchaser's name, address and purchase price.

4. 4

   Sign

   Sign and date the application.

• The form does not print lodgement details. Forbes Shire Council's website gives its email as forbes@forbes.nsw.gov.au and its postal address as PO Box 333, Forbes NSW 2871. Contact the council to arrange payment.
• The fees printed on this form may not be current: the 603 fee shown is below the approved 2026-27 fee set by the Office of Local Government. Check the council's current fees and charges.

• The 735A and 121ZP certificate covers outstanding notices under the Local Government Act 1993 and orders under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (121ZP is the old section number; it is now Schedule 5).
• The weed searches still use the term noxious weed; weeds are now regulated under the Biosecurity Act 2015.