Specification for planning and design of civil infrastructure
D01 - Geometric Road Design(PDF, 1MB)
D02 - Pavement Design(PDF, 355KB)
D03 - Civil Structures and Bridges(PDF, 311KB)
D04 - Subsurface Drainage(PDF, 389KB)
D05 - Stormwater Drainage Design(PDF, 1MB)
D06 - Site Regrading(PDF, 342KB)
D07 - Stormwater Quality(PDF, 883KB)
D08 - Waterfront Development(PDF, 479KB)
D09 - Cycleway and Pathway(PDF, 293KB)
D10 - Bushfire Protection(PDF, 386KB)
D13 - Landscape Design(PDF, 437KB)
D14 - Work As Executed Plans(PDF, 497KB)
D15 - CAD Specifications(PDF, 2MB)
DQS - Quality Assurance of Engineering(PDF, 913KB)
Asset Delivery Specification(PDF, 1MB)
The adoption of the AUS-SPEC Construction and Design specifications ensures that Council is at the forefront of the Construction industry.
Council worked with industry in 2018 to inform the development these specifications and has also applied these specifications to Council delivered work since 2018. Feedback from industry and learnings from Council works have now informed the approved specifications and drawings. This collaborative and adaptive approach ensures a robust set of documents that: work for Council, work for industry and achieve the quality outcomes required by our community in delivering long-term infrastructure requirements.
Council acknowledges that the documented specifications will not cover every situation or site-specific circumstance and views its approach to developing these standards as key to a long-term partnership that supports industry innovation. Council is genuinely committed to working with industry to define practical and meaningful standards that deliver for our community.
The new Design and Construction specifications were approved from August 2024 with the industry encouraged to apply the new standards to all new designs. A grace period will be in place to transition to the new specifications.
By 13 January 2024, the latest standard version will apply for all Construction Plans approved for Letter of Acceptance and Subdivision Works Certificate.
An online feedback/comments register will be maintained, should you have any feedback on the specifications. Changes will be consulted before implementation.
Feedback form
Supplemental information
D05 - Stormwater Drainage Design and D07 - Stormwater Quality
These files enable design submissions to be compliant with Council's Aus-Spec Design Specifications: D05 - Stormwater Drainage and D07 - Stormwater Quality.
Conceptual on-site detention (OSD) calculator to assist in concept level design / sizing of volumes and orifice for infill development only. The tool is not to be used for detailed design, ‘For Construction’ design purposes, or developments on lots larger than 1,200m2. Open the Excel file and click on the macro button “Start OSD calculator CLICK HERE” within the OSD Calculator sheet to initiate the macro-based program. If this tool has been used to assist in development of a conceptual stormwater design for DA purposes, please provide a screenshot of the entire OSD calculator window with the stormwater plan.
OSD Calculator(ZIP, 231KB)
MUSIC Rainfall and PET Data(ZIP, 6MB)
D15 CAD specifications
These files enable survey and design information to be provided that is compliant with Council's Design Specification - D15 CAD specifications. Includes AutoCAD template and 12D Survey Mapping Files .
D15 - AutoCAD Template Files(ZIP, 426KB)
12D Survey Mapping Files(ZIP, 19KB)
Submitting Projected Data in MGA(DOC, 20KB) (describes the current requirements to transfer information into Council's own mapping system.)