It is mandatory to submit most planning applications (including development applications, complying development certificate and post-consent certificate applications) via the NSW Planning Portal (the Portal).

For other services submitting applications via the Portal is optional, dependent on the service the local council provides. At the bottom of each service page, you can find information about which councils are using the services via the Portal, but the best advice is to contact your local council directly.

Note: When you enter the site address in the application form, you will be unable to continue if the service is unavailable for the related local government area.

Frequently asked question Activation precinct certificate (APC) Building information certificate (BIC) Complying development certificate (CDC) Cumberland Plains Conservation Plan (CPCP) Development application (DA) Planning proposal (PP) Post-consent certificate (PCC) Private tree permit (PTP) Roads Act (RA) Section 10.7 planning certificate (PC 10.7) Section 68 of the Local Government Act (s68) Activation precinct certificate (APC) Building information certificate (BIC) Complying development certificate (CDC) Construction certificate (CC) Cumberland plains conservation plan (CPCP) Development application (DA) Occupation certificate (OC) Planning proposal (PP) Principal certifier appointment (PCA) Section 10.7 planning certificate (PC 10.7) Section 125 of the Roads Act (RA) Section 138 of the Roads Act (RA) Section 144 of the Roads Act (RA) Section 68 of the Local Government Act (s68) Site compatibility certificate (SCC) State Design Review Panel (SDRP) Subdivision certificate (SC) Subdivision works certificate (SWC) Applicant Proponent Developer