Your Crown lease contains building and development provisions that require development to be completed within a set amount of time, beginning from the commencement/granted date of the lease.
As a guide:
For single residential Crown leases, completion of development is required within 24 months.
For most multi-unit or commercial use leases, completion of development is required within 48 months.
It is best to read your Crown lease thoroughly to confirm the specific development provisions in your Crown lease.
If you have not complied with the building and development provisions in your lease, you will be in breach of the provisions and will need to apply for an extension of time to extend this development timeframe.
Fees apply.
Note: No application fee is required for pre-1993 applications as extension of time fees did not come into effect until 1 February 1993. You will need to complete an 'extension of time to develop' application form and submit it along with evidence that the certificate of occupancy and use has been issued. Please email feecompliance@act.gov.au to request a copy of the application form.
If you are uncertain of any aspects of your lease provisions, please get in touch with the Lease Compliance team on 02 6205 5295 before making your application.
