Step-by-step guide to assist developers to navigate the My Development sites functionality. The 'My Development' sites can be accessed by the developer for projects related to building work for Classes 2,3 and 9c.
Council can request a DCA referral check either before an application has been lodged, or after the application has been lodged and the application is under assessment.
You can contact the Development Coordination Authority (DCA) on email [email protected] or phone (02) 9228 2820.
There will be impacts to the Online DA v2, Online State DA and Common inbound APIs.
You can access the relevant API release notes below which outline the impacted operations, attributes and any actions:
• Online Development application service v2 and Common inbound API
• State Development application service API v2
Temporary backward compatibility support will be provided from 1 July 2026 to assist with the transition. This will allow existing council integrations and development application service lodgement processing to continue operating.
We will be removing the backward compatibility in 2027 and will provide a further update once available. To stay informed we encourage you to subscribe to our API communications mailing list.
Please discuss this with the relevant industry association. We cannot advise whether the training course can be counted toward continuing professional development programs.
The Department does not provide a Certificate of Attendance to those that attend a NSW Planning Portal training session. However, we can confirm your attendance to support a continuing professional development claim.
To request this, please send an email to [email protected] with the title ‘Request for CPD confirmation’. Please include the name and date of the training you attended, along with your name. Note: This needs to match the name you registered under. We will review the training records, and where relevant confirmation your attendance.
Before you can de-activate a user account, you will need to re-assign any applications currently assigned to that user.
Once this has been completed, an organisation administrator can de-activate the account.
For step-by-step instructions, please view How to manage your organisation administration account (PDF, 1.46 MB).
Following consultation with council stakeholders, assigned council users will be able to edit additional applicant-provided responses and selected council-entered fields during the assessment process of the Online DA service. These changes will take effect from 26 September 2025.
View the complete overview of the expanded edit functionality for more information.
NSW Planning Portal council users can update certain development application details and correct minor errors in the council entered assessment information. Some fields, such as the lodgement date and application type, are restricted to maintain data integrity.
Changes made by council users are visible in system-generated PDFs that show the previous and updated values, with changes highlighted.
If you need to make a change that is not available, please submit a support enquiry.
No, once a development application has been determined it cannot be edited through the NSW Planning Portal.
If you need to update information after determination, please follow your council’s standard procedures or contact the support team for assistance.
To access the edit development application functionality:
- Log into the NSW Planning Portal using your council profile
- Open the development application you wish to edit
- Select ‘Edit applicant details’ or ‘Edit council entered information’ option from the Actions button in the top right-hand corner
- Edit the incorrect information and complete the process.
For more information, please view the step-by-step guide How to use the edit functionality in the development application service (PDF, 2.16 MB).