Subdividing Land in Albury in Albury
To subdivide land in Albury, AlburyCity says you need to apply for a Development Application, a Subdivision Works Certificate where civil works are required, and a Subdivision Certificate, and its list of documents for a Subdivision Certificate application includes a Plan of Subdivision - Survey Plan. Spatial Services lists land subdivided into new parcels as a case in which survey plans are required.
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What land subdivision survey in Albury actually involves
We read AlburyCity's subdivisions page on 7 October 2026. It says a Subdivision Certificate certifies that a plan of subdivision has been completed in accordance with the relevant development consent conditions or complying development certificate, and also authorises registration of the plan with NSW Land and Property Information. It says the subdivision will need to meet the requirements of the Albury Local Environmental Plan 2010 and the Albury Development Control Plan 2010, and that part 4 of the Plan has the requirements for torrens title subdivision including a Lot Size Map. We could not read the Plan (the copy saved is a one-page status sheet with no plan text), so we state no lot size and no zone rule.
Five lots or more
The council's list for a Subdivision Certificate application also includes soil classification reports for each lot, required for subdivisions of 5 lots and greater.
What to settle with the provider
Ask who will prepare the survey plan and whether they are registered with the Board (the who prepares a survey plan page sets out what the Act, the Board and Spatial Services say), what the quote covers, and which of the council's steps you are expected to handle. We state no timeframe and no fee for any step: no page we read gives one.
These steps are the council's for the whole local government area. What differs by place is the land: see the Thurgoona, Lavington, South Albury and Table Top pages under suburb pages.
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Subdividing Land in Albury in Albury — common questions
Which council steps does a subdivision need?
AlburyCity says to subdivide land in the city you need to apply for a Development Application, a Subdivision Works Certificate (where civil works are required) and a Subdivision Certificate.
Is a survey plan part of the application?
AlburyCity's list of documents for a Subdivision Certificate application includes a Plan of Subdivision - Survey Plan.
Where do the lot size rules sit?
AlburyCity says part 4 of the Albury Local Environmental Plan 2010 has the requirements for torrens title subdivision, including a Lot Size Map. We could not read the Plan, so we state no minimum.
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Before any survey: check the person is registered with the Board
The Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002 (NSW) says, in section 21(1), that a person must not carry out a land survey for fee or reward, or advertise that he or she is willing to, unless the person is a registered land surveyor. The Board of Surveying and Spatial Information's pathway to registration page describes how a surveyor becomes registered. Ask whoever quotes whether they are registered.
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