Flat, usable blocks make Cromer one of the most build-friendly suburbs on the Northern Beaches. Granny flats, extensions and new homes here can often use the fast CDC pathway.
Local knowledge: Cromer
While much of the peninsula fights slopes and overlays, Cromer's gentler blocks mean more projects qualify for complying development, approval in weeks instead of months. That changes the maths on granny flats and extensions significantly. We assess your site against the CDC standards first, and only go down the DA path when we have to.

What we do in Cromer
Full development application drawing sets lodged with Northern Beaches Council for Cromer projects.
If your Cromer site qualifies, we prepare complying development plans for speedy certifier approval.
Extensions, second storeys, granny flats and custom new homes designed for Cromer blocks.
Cromer FAQs
There's a good chance. Cromer's flatter lots commonly meet the complying development standards. We run the assessment for free; if your project qualifies, a certifier can approve it in as little as a few weeks.
As a guide for Cromer projects: design work typically ranges from $4,000 to $15,000, DA stage from $2,500 to $5,000, and construction documentation from $1,500 to $2,000. Every project gets a fixed-price quote up front after a free assessment.
Yes. We assess your Cromer site against the complying development standards first, because a CDC can be approved in as little as 1 to 2 weeks. If your project needs a DA, we prepare and lodge the full drawing set with Northern Beaches Council and manage it through to determination.
Nearby
We regularly work in Wheeler Heights, Narraweena, Dee Why and Beacon Hill. Servicing all of the Northern Beaches, see every suburb we cover.
Get a free, no-obligation fixed-price quote from a local draftsman who knows Cromer and the Northern Beaches.