Subdivision specifications
The Subdivision Manual provides best practice guidelines and development standards for subdivisions in the Tweed.
The manual provides advice on:
- preliminary planning and design of subdivisions
- procedures and documentation for seeking subdivision approvals
- how to prepare development applications and construction certificate applications for subdivisions and subdivision works
- how to implement subdivision works in accordance with approvals
- how to complete the subdivision by obtaining a subdivision certificate.
DCP Section A5 - Subdivision Manual
Development applications for subdivisions will be assessed against the guidelines and requirements contained in this document. Council may refuse consent to an application that doesn't comply.
Tweed Development Control Plan Section A5 - Subdivision Manual(PDF, 1MB)
Design and construction specifications
If you are a developer or owner-builder, you need to comply with Australian Government rules for telecommunications in new developments.
Log of specification amendments(PDF, 324KB)
Development design specifications
- D1 Road design v1.4(PDF, 277KB)
- D2 Pavement design v1.5(PDF, 109KB)
- D3 Structures bridge design v1.3(PDF, 49KB)
- D4 Subsurface drainage design v1.3(PDF, 109KB)
- D5 Stormwater drainage design-v1.4(PDF, 177KB)
- D6 Site regrading v1.4(PDF, 501KB)
- D7 Stormwater quality(PDF, 552KB)
- MUSIC - Rainfall Data Set (Murwillumbah 6 min)
- D9 Cycleway pathway design(PDF, 66KB)
- D10 Bushfire protection(PDF, 28KB)
- D11 Water supply v1.9(PDF, 497KB)
- D12 Sewerage system(PDF, 507KB)
- D13 Engineering plans subdivisions v1.11(PDF, 660KB)
- D14 Appendix H landscape procedures style manual 2008(PDF, 1MB)
- D14 Apendix I irrigation assets specification(PDF, 4MB)
- D14 Appendix J sportsfield construction guidelines(PDF, 17KB)
- D14 Landscaping public space v1.4(PDF, 1MB)
- D15 Work proximity v1.1(PDF, 204KB)
Development construction specifications
- C101 General v1.4(PDF, 66KB)
- C201 Control traffic v1.2(PDF, 38KB)
- C211 Control erosion sedimentation v1.2(PDF, 45KB)
- C212 Clearing grubbing v1.2(PDF, 41KB)
- C213 Earthworks v1.3(PDF, 155KB)
- C220 Drainage v1.2(PDF, 59KB)
- C221 Pipe drainage v1.6(PDF, 230KB)
- C222 Precast box culverts v1-3(PDF, 439KB)
- C223 Drainage Structures v1.2(PDF, 52KB)
- C224 Open drains including kerb gutter v1.2(PDF, 82KB)
- C230 Subsurface Drainage General v1.3(PDF, 86KB)
- C231 Subsoil foundation drains v1.2(PDF, 59KB)
- C232 Pavement drains v1.2(PDF, 87KB)
- C233 Drainage mats v1.2(PDF, 48KB)
- C241 Stabilisation v1.2(PDF, 97KB)
- C242 Flexible pavements v1.3(PDF, 158KB)
- C244 Sprayed bituminous surfacing v1.2(PDF, 92KB)
- C245 Asphaltic concrete v1.4(PDF, 129KB)
- C247 Mass concrete subbase v1.2(PDF, 258KB)
- C248 Plain reinforced concrete base v1.3(PDF, 310KB)
- C255 Bituminous microsurfacing v1.2(PDF, 85KB)
- C261 Pavement markings v1.3(PDF, 78KB)
- C262 Signposting v1.2(PDF, 79KB)
- C263 Guideposts v1.2(PDF, 41KB)
- C264 Non rigid road safety barrier systems v1.2(PDF, 63KB)
- C265 Boundary fencing v1.2(PDF, 78KB)
- C271 Minor concrete works v1.3(PDF, 168KB)
- C273 Landscaping v1.4(PDF, 99KB)
- C401 Water reticulation v1.5(PDF, 497KB)
- C402 Sewerage system(PDF, 556KB)
- C501 Bushfire protection perimeter tracks v1.2(PDF, 47KB)
- CQC Quality control requirements v1.2(PDF, 208KB)