Acknowledgement 

Once Council is satisfied that the necessary information has been provided and correct fees have been paid you will receive:

• A receipt specifying the fees paid.

• The registered development application number to acknowledge that we have received your application.
   

If we need more information

It is essential that you supply Council with all the information required in the relevant application documents otherwise your application may be rejected. We may need more information about your application, and if we do we will request this by mail as soon as possible after receiving it.

Failure to lodge the requested information will result in your application being determined with the information at hand, and may result in refusal, or it will be returned to you for re-lodgement.
 

Neighbour notification and advertising

Notification requirements for development applications are prescribed by the State Government through the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Statewide Community Participation Plan 2026. Under this Policy, certain categories of development are exempt from public notification where specified criteria are met.

As a result, Council's Community Engagement Strategy no longer applies to development assessment notification requirements where these matters are addressed by the Statewide Community Particpation Plan 2026.

The most significant change is the introduction of a range of development types that are exempt from notification, provided the proposal does not seek a variation to the Floor Space Ratio (FSR) or Building Height development standards.

These exemptions include (but are not limited to):

• Dwelling houses (up to two storeys).

• Secondary dwellings.

• Multi-dwelling housing containing up to five dwellings.

• Alterations and additions.

• Subdivisions creating less than five allotments.

• Most change of use applications.

• Demolition.

• Pools, sheds, pergolas etc for a dwelling.

• Signage.

• Tree removal on private land.

• Modification applications relating to development that is exempt from notification.

As the notification requirements are established by State Government legislation, Council does not have discretion to impose notification requirements beyond those prescribed under the Statewide Community Participation Plan 2026.
 

Checking the progress of your application

If you would like to find out how your application is progressing, you can use council’s online DA Tracking which allows you to track the progress of the application from lodgement through to determination.

Please be advised, that should you wish to discuss the matter with Council, Council will only liaise directly with the applicant and their contact person is the Assessment Officer.