Engineering Standards

The following provides information about good engineering practice and details the standards and requirements that need to be met in the design, construction, and development of infrastructure assets in the Wingecarribee Shire Council area.

Council’s revised Engineering Design and Construction Specifications and associated Development Control Plan Amendments come into effect on 1 January 2021 with a three (3) month transition period between 1 January and 31 March 2021 (inclusive).

During the transition period, all Development Applications, Construction Certificate applications, Subdivision Works Certificate applications, S68 applications and S138 applications can be accepted and assessed under either the superseded specifications or Council’s updated Engineering Design and Construction Specifications (to be nominated by the applicant). This three (3) months transition period will ensure that larger design projects will not be unfairly impacted by a sudden change in Council’s standards.

All applications lodged on or after 1 April 2021 will be assessed under Council’s updated Engineering Design and Construction Specifications and amended Development Control Plans, including all Construction Certificate, Subdivision Works Certificate, S68 and S138 applications. However, where there are inconsistencies between a development consent and Council’s Engineering Design and Construction Specifications, the development consent will prevail to the extent of any inconsistency. 

Engineering Specifications & Guidelines Part 1 - Design

Specification	File Type	File Size
Engineering Standards Specifications - Planning Guidelines - Part One Design		1.8MB

Development Design Specifications 

(until 31st March 2021)

Specification	File Type	File Size
D1 - Geometric Road Design		1.3MB
D2 - Pavement Design		647kB
D3 - Structures Bridge Design		282kB
D4 - Subsurface Drainage Design		460KB
D5 - Stormwater Drainage Design		1.2MB
D6 - Site Regrading		365KB
D7 - Erosion Control and Stormwater Management		1MB
D8 - Cycleway and Pathway Design		268KB
D9 - Public Lighting		645KB
D11 - Water Reticulation		896KB
D12 - Sewerage System		955KB
Appendix One Design Principles		1.3MB

Engineering Design Specifications

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Engineering Specifications and Guidelines Part 2 - Construction

Specification	File Type	File Size
Engineering Standards Specifications - Planning Guidelines - Part Two - Construction		462kB

Development Construction Specifications

Specification	File Type	File Size
C201 - Control of traffic		755KB
C211 - Control of Erosion and Sedimentation		441KB
C212 - Clearing and Grubbing		180KB
C213 - Earthworks		1.2MB
C220 - Stormwater Drainage General		307KB
C221 - Pipe Drainage		866KB
C222 - Precast Box Culverts		327KB
C223 - Drainage Structures		243KB
C224 - Open Drains including Kerb and Gutter		476KB
C230 - Subsurface Drainage General		481KB
C231 - Subsoil and Foundation Drains		307KB
C232 - Pavement Drains		496KB
C233 - Drainage Mats		274KB
C241 - Stabilisation		733KB
C242 - Flexible Pavements		1.3MB
C244 - Sprayed Bituminous Surfacing		862KB
C245 - Asphaltic Concrete		1.8MB
C247 - Mass Concrete Subbase		1.3MB
C248 - Plain or Reinforced Concrete Base		2.1MB
C254 - Segmental Paving		555KB
C255 - Bituminous Mircosurfacing		578KB
C261 - Pavement Markings		638KB
C262 - Signposting		572KB
C263 - Guideposts		298KB
C264 - Guardfence		331KB
C265 - Boundary Fencing		550KB
C271 - Minor Concrete Works		1.4MB
C273 - Landscaping		694KB
C401 - Water Reticulation		1.2MB
C402 - Sewerage System		1.9MB
CQC - Quality Control Requirement		273KB
CQS - Quality System Requirements		1.2MB
CQS-C - Quality System Requirements		1.4MB

Engineering Construction Specifications

(From 1st January 2021)

C01 General Requirements (Construction)
C02 Quality Management
C03 Control of Traffic
C04 Control of erosion and sedimentation (Construction)
C05 Clearing and grubbing
C06 Earthworks (Road reserve)
C07 Stabilisation
C08 Flexible pavement base and subbase
C09 Sprayed bituminous surfacing
C10 Asphaltic (Roadways)
C11 Kerbs and channels (gutters)
C12 Segmental paving
C13 Road openings and restoration (Utilities)
C14 Subsurface Drainage
C15 Subsoil and formation drains
C16 Pavement Drains
C17 Drainage blankets
C18 Pavement markings
C19 Signposting
C20 Guide Posts
C21 Non-rigid road safety barrier systems
C22 Public Lighting
C23 Stormwater Drainage (Construction)
C24 Open drains
C25 Pipe Drainage
C26 Precast box culverts
C27 Drainage Structures
C28 Auxiliary concrete works
C29 Landscape – road reserve and street trees
C30 Water Supply – Reticulation and Pumping Station (Construction)
C31 Sewerage Systems – Reticulation and Pumping Station (Construction)
C32 Summary of mandatory Hold and Witness Points for civil construction works
C33 Pathways and Cycleways (Constuction)
C34 Trenchless conduit installation
C35 Open Space and Playground Landscaping

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Engineering Specifications and Guidelines Part 3 - Asset Handover and Work as Executed Specifications

Specification	File Type	File Size
Work as Executed Data Submission Standards		1MB
Appendix 1 Buildings WAEx Standard Attribute Table		221kB
Appendix 2 Parks WAEx Standard Attribute Table		221kB
Appendix 3 Road Signs WAEx Standard Attribute Table		225kB
Appendix 4 Drainage WAEx Standard Attribute Table		230kB
Appendix 5 Water WAEx Standard Attribute Table		219kB
Appendix 6 Sewer WAEx Standard Attribute Table		207kB
Appendix 7 Pump Stations Water and Sewer WAEx2020 Standard Attribute Table		246kB
Appendix 8 WSC Confidentiality and non disclosure deed		115kB
Appendix 9 Spatial Services Digital Data Licence Agreement

Work as Executed Attribute Excel Tables

For a copy of the latest excel attribute templates please send an email to Council's Asset Officers at asset.officers@wsc.nsw.gov.au.