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The pre-lodgement stage is the front end of the development assessment process. If you get the front end right you are likely to have a simple DA process.

Promoting better apartment design through the State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development (SEPP 65).

Social and affordable housing is rental housing for members of the community who may not be able to afford to rent in the general market.

For transparency, the department makes public the policy documents that guide our decisions, economy and environment. View those policy documents on this page.

Your land may be home to rare and important native trees and plants not found anywhere else in Australia or the world. We need your help to preserve it. 

There are three possible outcomes for a DA: development consent, DA refusal and deferred commencement consent.

This guide deals with DAs that require development consent from council. It does not deal with State significant development determined by or on behalf of the minister.

Boarding houses and co‑living housing provide compact rental accommodation for a range of occupants, with minimum tenancies of 3 months.

The Hunter and Central Coast Planning Panel received a planning proposal from the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council for a site on Reeves Street, Somersby in July 2023.

Before your start a Development Application (DA), find out if you need consent from council, understand why a DA is needed and learn about the planning system.