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Determination of a Development Application

Last modified: September 24, 2009 - 10:54 AM

Development assessment, reporting and determination must be in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 and the Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulations 2000. A Development Application may be determined by approval or refusal. An approval consists of Conditions of Consent, has a time limit and may require additional applications and information to be submitted to Council.

Determination of a Development Application

Development Applications are determined in accordance with Section 80 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment (EP&A) Act 1979 and may take four forms:
Approval
Approval of a Development Application is generally subject to conditions and with a maximum time limit of five years.

Deferred Commencement
Deferred Commencement refers to Development Applications with particular issues that must be addressed within a fixed timeframe before the approval becomes 'active'.

Staged Consent
Staged Consent occurs when a large development is proposed to be completed in stages, Council may approve the application in stages. Staged consents may operate to allow commencement of Stage 1 within a maximum time limit of five years, and any subsequent stages not being able to commence until Stage 1 is completed.

Refusal
Council refuses the Development Application.

Following determination of a Development Application the applicant may apply for a review of the decision, or modification to the development consent conditions.

Review of Development Application Determination

In accordance with Section 82A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the applicant may apply for a Review of Development Application Determination. This applicaiton may be lodged with Council within twelve months of the determination and there may be one of three outcomes:

  • Council may support the original determination.
  • Council may overturn the original determination.
  • Council may support the original determination for approval and vary the original development consent conditions.

Application Form

There is no application form currently available for the Review of a Determination, however you are advised to discuss lodgement of an application to review with a Development Assessment Planner prior to preparing the application.

Modification of Development Consent

In accordance with Section 96 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the applicant may apply for a Modification of Development Consent where they believe there has been:

  • a minor error; or
  • a misdescription; or
  • a miscalculation; or
  • a modification results in minimal environmental impact; and
  • the development is substantially the same.

Application Form

The Modification of Development Consent form is not available electronically at this time. Contact Council's Customer Service Officers on the telephone number below, to have an application form mailed or faxed to you and advise you of the relevant fees. You are advised to discuss lodgement of an application to modify development consent with a Development Assessment Planner prior to preparing the application.

Appealing a determination

In accordance with the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 and Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulations 2000, Development Application determinations may be subject to appeal.

Applicant Appeal under Section 97 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979

Under Section 97 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 an applicant has twelve months from the date of determination to lodge an appeal with the Land & Environment Court. This provision applies to the majority of Development Applications determined by Council.

Applicant Appeal under Section 113 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979

Under Section 113 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 an applicant may lodge an appeal with the Land and Environment Court for a deemed refusal if an application has not been determined within a fixed period of time - forty or sixty days depending on the nature of the Development Application.

Objector Appeal under Section 98 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979

Under Section 98 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 an objector to a Designated or Integrated Development Application has twenty-eight days from the date of notification of the determination, to lodge an appeal with the Land & Environment Court.

For more information on appeal forms, fees and processes please go to: Land and Environment Court, New South Wales .

Development Consent Conditions

All approved developments are generally subject to Development Consent Conditions. Conditions of Consent may require:
  • Minor modifications to the proposal;
  • Operational conditions relating to hours of business and/or construction;
  • Submission of additional information;
  • Payment of Section 94 Contribution fees and bonds; and
  • Lodgement of additional applications.

Additional Information Required

Examples of additional information which may be required to be submitted as a condition of development consent include:
  • A landscaping plan prepared by a qualified horticulturalist;
  • Certificates of compliance from public authorities, such as MidCoast Water, Telstra or Country Energy;
  • A Geotechnical Engineering Report prepared by a qualified consultant
  • A Section 88B Instrument with an Application for a Subdivision Certificate.

Related Applications

Examples of applications which may be required to be submitted as a condition of development consent include the following. Click on the link for further information and to download an application form:

Contact details
Customer Service Officer
02 6591 7222 (ph)
02 6591 7200 (fax)
council@greatlakes.nsw.gov.au


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