Do I Need Approval

There are several types of planning approval pathways, and the NSW Department  of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure provide a summary of the approval pathways in NSW here.  

The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 defines development as the use of land, subdivision of land, erection of a building, carrying out of works, the demolition of a building, or any other act or thing as controlled by an environmental planning instrument. A comprehensive list of development types are provided Changes to development types | Planning Portal - Department of Planning and Environment (nsw.gov.au)

Please contact Council's Planning team to discuss your larger scale developments to organise a Pre-lodgement Meeting (Pre-DA). Head over to the Get in Touch page for more information.

For a detailed overview of the NSW Planning system works, the Parliament of New South Wales have prepared a document accessible: How-the-NSW-planning-system-works.pdf