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Demolition West Pennant Hills: two councils split the suburb

Tell us the street name and we can tell you which council approves your knockdown. Demolition in West Pennant Hills is assessed by two of them: The Hills Shire Council over 73.4% of the suburb, Hornsby Shire Council over the remaining 26.6%. Castle Hill Road and Pennant Hills Road run across the boundary itself, so on those two the house number decides it. We check that against your address before pricing the work.

Super Demolition carries out residential and commercial demolition in West Pennant Hills, New South Wales, holding a current Demolition Licence and Asbestos Removal Licence. Whether The Hills Shire Council or Hornsby Shire Council assesses the work depends on the address, and we confirm that before anything is lodged. Site assessments and written quotes are free, with a response within 24 hours. Phone 0455 888 819.

Hills side or Hornsby side, and how we tell which one you are on

Postcode 2125 belongs to West Pennant Hills alone, which pins down the suburb but says nothing about the council. Tested point by point, the suburb’s 6,199 address points fall 73.4% in The Hills Shire Council and 26.6% in Hornsby Shire Council, and the line between them cuts through the middle of the suburb. Two councils, two registers, two local environmental plans.

The Hornsby side takes in Victoria Road, New Farm Road, Hull Road, New Line Road, Cardinal Avenue and Cherrybrook Road, the same authority that covers demolition in Cherrybrook next door. The Hills side takes in Highs Road, Aiken Road, Coonara Avenue, Eaton Road, Oratava Avenue and Glenhope Road, under the same council as demolition in Baulkham Hills nearby. It also carries the larger sites on the public record: 55 Coonara Avenue with 252 dwellings in four flat buildings, Ngurra Circuit with 60, and 12 Fleur Close, recorded as landslide risk stabilisation and contamination remediation.

West Pennant Hills

Super Demolition on both sides of the boundary

Jack owns the business and is usually the one who comes out to look at the property. Super Demolition is family owned and managed, with over 30 years of experience behind the crews, and holds a current Demolition Licence and Asbestos Removal Licence. Staff and contractors comply with WorkCover requirements to Australian Standard 2601-2001, and the full credentials sit with our residential demolition service.

Site assessments and written quotes are free, and every enquiry gets a response within 24 hours. Call 0455 888 819 and we will arrange a time to walk the site.

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Houses, pools, slabs and the fibro underneath

A house demolition in West Pennant Hills usually starts with a builder waiting on a clear block. The house goes, with the garages, sheds, carports, pergolas, fencing, driveways, paving, footings and slab, and the pool filled in or dug out. Renovation work is the other half: partial demolition and strip-outs taking one wing, one storey or the internals while the rest stays up. For a shop, office or industrial building, our commercial demolition service handles strip-outs, fitout removal and structural work.

Fibro sheeting, eaves and old vinyl tiles surface once the linings come off. From there it is licensed work, and it stays on the same contract through our asbestos removal service instead of going to a second trade.

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A certifier's certificate, or a council assessment on merit

NSW gives you two ways to get a demolition approved, and the property decides which. A Complying Development Certificate is issued by a private certifier rather than by council, and applies where the proposal meets the planning standards in full, with nothing left to weigh up. A single dwelling knockdown on a compliant lot is the usual candidate, and the common route on both sides here.

A Development Application goes to whichever council covers your address and is assessed on merit. Proposals land here when something sits outside the code: a dual occupancy or subdivision attached to the demolition, a heritage item, or a constraint on the land. Parts of West Pennant Hills carry C4 Environmental Living, C2 Environmental Conservation and RU3 Forestry zoning under The Hills Local Environmental Plan, and the zone on your title helps settle it.

Merit assessment is also where a proposal can stall. On the Hornsby side the public record has 19 New Line Road returned and then relodged, and 120 Victoria Road refused. Neither is our work. We check the zoning and the scope when we walk the site.

Every approval and disconnection, handled end to end

Nothing comes down in NSW on a handshake. Approval has to be in place, the council and neighbours told, and every service shut off:

  • The CDC lodged with a private certifier, or the DA lodged with The Hills Shire Council or Hornsby Shire Council
  • Council notification and written notice to the neighbours affected
  • WorkCover approval and a Work Method Statement written for your address
  • Dial Before You Dig plans before anything breaks ground
  • Electrical, gas and phone or internet disconnections booked with each provider
  • Waste sorted and taken to EPA approved NSW recycling and disposal, with tipping dockets back to you
  • The demolition clearance certificate at completion, which your certifier and builder both want

All of it is included in the quoted price and none of it is left with you to chase.

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Getting a written price you can hold us to

A number over the phone would be a guess, and a rate per square metre is a guess dressed up, so we quote neither. Size and construction, the asbestos question, the hard surfaces coming out with it, truck access and recycling all pull the figure in different directions. Ask any demolition contractors in West Pennant Hills what a quote covers, because approvals are the part most often left out.

So the assessment comes first, free and with no obligation. The quote that follows itemises the work, the approvals and the timeline, and that is what you pay: no hidden fees, no variations later. Holding a written quote from someone else? We will beat it.

The same crews on both sides of the boundary

The same crews and plant cover both sides of the boundary, along with demolition in Bella Vista, demolition in Norwest and the rest of what we take on across Western Sydney.

What people ask before they lodge anything

My property is on Pennant Hills Road. Which council do I lodge with?

That road crosses the boundary inside the suburb, and so does Castle Hill Road. Send the house number and we will confirm which of the two assesses your address.

Can a private certifier sign off my knockdown?

Often, yes. A single dwelling knockdown on a compliant lot frequently meets the standards in full, which is all a certificate needs. Add a dual occupancy, subdivision, heritage item or environmental zone and it goes to the council on merit.

What happens if fibro turns up once the linings come off?

It is removed under licence and never mixed through general demolition waste. Our own crews take it out and cart it to an approved facility, with an independent clearance certificate before sign off.

What does a demolition here cost?

It is quoted, never listed: we look at the building and the site, then put a written price in front of you covering the work and approvals.

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    Postcode 2125 belongs to West Pennant Hills and nowhere else, and still cannot tell you which council reads your application. Send the street and number and we will settle that before we come and look at the building. Call 0455 888 819 or email info@superdemolition.com.au.