How does title registration work after subdivision is approved?

Once you’ve satisfied all planning conditions and received clearances from council and servicing authorities, the process of title registration can begin. This is the final step that turns your subdivided lots into legal, saleable properties.​

Step-by-step process:

A licensed surveyor prepares a final survey plan showing the new lot boundaries and any required easements or access arrangements. This plan is submitted for “signing off” or “sealing” by the council.

Once the plan is sealed, it must be lodged with the relevant state or territory land registry (for example, NSW Land Registry Services, Land Use Victoria, or Landgate in WA).

The land registry reviews the plan, along with other required documents such as consents from mortgagees, utility providers, and (in some states) declarations that all approval conditions are met.

If all is in order, the plan is officially registered. Brand-new titles are issued for each lot, giving each parcel its own Certificate of Title. This is essential for settlement, further development, or individual sales.

At this point, purchasers can settle, construction funding can be finalised, and each lot becomes a separate legal property.