New South Wales Development Application Expertise
PPLAN Town Planners have extensive experience in assessment of development proposals and review of site planning and design in compliance with New South Wales’ State and Local planning requirements.
New South Wales’ Development Applications
In New South Wales, most development will require a development application to be lodged with the Council.
The application will be assessed under the Council’s
- Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and
- Development Control Plans (DCPs), as well as
- State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs).
Town Planning Consultancy Services
PPLAN is able to help you submit Development Applications for the following types of developments:
- RESIDENTIAL
– Houses non-compliant with the requirements under SEPP (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008
– Multi-dwelling units, Duplex, Townhouses, Apartments - COMMERCIAL / RETAIL / MIXED-USE
– Development impacting appearances of heritage buildings
– Shops, Restaurants, Retail premises
– Professional offices, Medical centres, Gyms - INDUSTRIAL
– Factories, Warehouses, Service premises
We specialise in:
House Alteration Permits | Carport Approvals | Character House | Demolition Approvals | Heritage House Renovation | Pre-war House | House Addition Permit | House Extension Approval | House Raising | House Repositioning
We skilfully navigate through the maze of complex town planning regulations to ensure the best outcome for your project.
Development Application Process
Where a development consent is required in New South Wales, we will:
- Complete all necessary development application forms
- Liaise with the Private Certifier if required
- Prepare a submission supporting the application, responding to the Local Environmental Plans (LEP), Development Control Plans (DCP) and State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP)
- Prepare submissions to support a Variation to a Development Standard under an LEP
- Complete associated application forms for plumbing, driveway, stormwater and erosion and sediment control
- Complete a BASIX assessment to ensure houses meet energy and water sustainability requirements
- Check compliance with covenant requirements where these have been imposed by the Council
- Undertake a self-assessable bushfire assessment
- Lodge the development application document
- Liaise and negotiate outcomes with Council during the application assessment process
Other Development Advice
Once an application has been assessed and approved, we will review the conditions and advise whether any further representations need to be made to Council.
Depending on the nature of the application, it may require referral to other government agencies and the preparation of specialist reports, for example bushfire assessment; environmental impacts and traffic studies.
It is important your application is properly made with all the relevant information included.
A poorly made application can be rejected after a couple of weeks, which means you lose valuable time and money.
PPLAN will look after your DA all the way.
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