Asbestos Removal Before Renovation or Demolition in Central Coast

What asbestos removal before renovation or demolition in Central Coast actually involves

Where asbestos is suspected, Council's own policy sets conditions on a development application, with examples such as: an asbestos survey and management plan from a qualified occupational hygienist, lodged with the application; notice of the removal work to Council and nearby neighbours; evidence of a licensed demolition contractor and asbestos removal contractor before work starts; signage and fencing; landfill or weighbridge receipts to Council within 14 days of finishing demolition, with the waste-tracking details; and a clearance certificate from a qualified occupational hygienist at completion. A given consent may carry some, all or others.

If your job needs a complying development certificate

Council's policy says the application must give the estimated area of friable and non-friable asbestos to be disturbed or removed. Where more than 10 m² of non-friable asbestos is to be removed, its policy requires a contract with a licensed asbestos removal contractor, naming the landfill that will take it, before the principal certifying authority, private or Council, issues the certificate.

Exempt work and Council's part

Work involving asbestos done as exempt development must still comply with SafeWork NSW guidelines and Australian Standard AS 2601-2001. Some asbestos removal needs planning consent of its own, so ask Central Coast Council which applies to your address.

The Gosford Town Centre is outside the Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022 and under a State planning policy, so the approval path for a job there is confirmed with Council first. The Gosford page sets out what Council says.

Asbestos Removal Before Renovation or Demolition in Central Coast — common questions

Do I need council approval to remove asbestos before renovating?

Some work does; ask Central Coast Council. If a job needs a development consent or a complying development certificate, Council recommends contacting it first to find out which approval applies.

What does Council's policy require on a complying development certificate?

The estimated area of friable and non-friable asbestos, and over 10 m² of non-friable, a contract with a licensed removal contractor that names the landfill.

Do I need an asbestos survey before demolition?

Where asbestos is suspected, Council's policy gives a survey and management plan from a qualified occupational hygienist as an example condition on a development application.