Development application safety clearance checker

Check whether your proposed development is within Ausgrid’s minimum safety clearance zones and needs referral for further assessment.

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The Ausgrid Development Application Clearance Checker provides a service for council planners, private certifiers, developers and land owners to check whether a building proposal may fall within minimum network infrastructure clearance area, and should be referred to Ausgrid for further safety clearance checks.

About the data

The checker provides a visual indicator displaying any areas of a property that may fall within the minimum network infrastructure safety clearance area.

The checker does not show locations of electricity network infrastructure. Any person seeking the location of underground cables should contact Before You Dig Australia. The location of overhead network assets can be checked on the Look Up and Live website.

Disclaimer: Read before you use the checker

Electrical Service cable routes shown are nominal and may vary from that shown. They are defined in the Checker Tool as a link between the Ausgrid street connection point (pole or pillar) and the centre point of the structure/building. They should be confirmed on site for accuracy.

This site does not purport to contain all of the information that a prospective customer/third party would need to work within clearance of Ausgrid assets. This site, and the information it contains, may change as new information becomes available or if circumstances change.

Anyone proposing to rely on or use the information in this site should independently verify and check the accuracy, completeness, reliability and suitability of that information for their own purposes. Accordingly, Ausgrid makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability of the information in this site for any particular purpose.

Any person reading or utilising this site acknowledge that Ausgrid and their employees, agents and consultants accept no liability (including liability to any person by reason of negligence or negligent misstatement) for any statements, opinions, information or matters (expressed or implied) arising out of or derived from the information contained in this site.

Start a development application safety clearance check

Check whether your proposed development site is within safety clearance distances of Ausgrid network assets.

Need more help?

Ausgrid’s Quick Reference Guide ‘Working near Ausgrid Assets - Clearances’ provides further information on required clearance distances. If you need more information about working safely near Ausgrid assets at a specific site, please submit a Safety Advice Request.

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