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How is a Development Application Assessed?

You should discuss the proposal with an officer from Council's Planning and Environment Department before lodging a DA. During this initial enquiry, you need to determine the processing requirements of your proposal and what information should be included in the DA.

DA Lodgement

It is a requirement of the EP&A Act and the Regulation that the DA is correctly lodged. Applicants must complete the Parkes Shire Council Development Application Form and pay a set fee before the DA will be receipted. In most cases a Statement of Environmental Effects and plans that describe the development proposal will need to be submitted with the DA.

Preliminary Assessment

Once a DA is lodged with Council an officer will check its consistency with the requirements of any local, regional or state planning instrument, or other planning regulation that relates to the site or the proposed development. It is at this stage that the Applicant may be asked to provide additional information to assist with the assessment of the proposal.

Consultation

If required under Parkes Shire Council's Notification Policy 2002 the DA may be publicly exhibited and/or nearby landowners notified. Consultation may also be carried with other government authorities or service agencies that have an interest in the DA.

Assessment

The application will be assessed, taking into account:

• the requirements of any local, regional or state planning instrument, or other planning regulation that relates to the site or the proposed development. These may contain issues to be considered or standards that must be met
• the impact the proposed development is likely to have on the natural environment, the built environment and the local community
• whether the site is suitable for the proposed development
• any submissions made by neighbours, the wider community and government agencies after the development application was advertised
• the public interest

The Decision

The DA will either be approved or refused by the consent authority. If the application is approved, the consent will usually set out conditions that the Applicant must fulfil. The applicant can challenge Council's decision if he/she is dissatisfied with it.

Contact details
Parkes Shire Council
02 6861 2333 (ph)
02 6862 3946 (fax)
council@parkes.nsw.gov.au

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