Development Applications

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Changes to  the DA Lodgement Timeframes & Assessment Process

Statement of Expectations Order

The Minister for Planning and Public Spaces issued a Statement of Expectations Order on 1 July 2024 requiring councils to lodge and assess Development Applications in the shortest possible timeframe in accordance with the DPHI Faster Assessments program.

Listed below are business rules that Council will be applying to assist in meeting the Minister’s Order.

Submission of your application on the Planning Portal

If the application is considered incomplete, the application will be returned. Reasons will be provided to indicate why it has been returned, which are for your attention upon re-submission. To avoid an application being returned, please refer to the Waverley DA Guide and DA application form and checklist.

Once the application is considered assessment ready, you will be provided an invoice for payment. The fee must be made within 48 hours – extensions will not be provided.

After lodging your application

Council will not provide extended timeframes or multiple opportunities to amend the application during the assessment process. If a pre-DA meeting is held and Council’s advice is not taken, Council will not request amended plans or additional information following lodgement of a DA.

If matters raised by the Council are not addressed within the specified time, Council will process the application and determine it based on the information provided.

By following this advice, you can help streamline the DA process.