After you lodge your application

Once you have lodged your development application (see our section on how to lodge) Council follows the assessment process governed by the Planning Act 2016 Development Assessment Rules (DA Rules).

The following information explains Council’s process for making a decision. It also outlines steps you may need to take after a decision is made on your application.

Council's decision-making process

Council's process for delivering a decision on your application in an efficient timeframe

Appealing or negotiating a decision

Your options for appealing a Council decision about an application including negotiated decisions

Changing an existing approval

Submitting a change application for 'minor' or 'other' change to a current application or existing development approval

Extending a currency period on a planning approval

Requesting an extension to a currency period of an existing approval

Plan of Subdivision

Applying for plan signing following a subdivision approval