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Development
assessment
Kate Heckelmann
Principal Planner
Planning Group
Planning Act Regulation DA Rules
Decision rules
SARA
Public notification timeframes
Alternative assessment
managers
Requirements for properly
made (incl. owner’s consent
and fee)
Post approvals – changes/
extensions/ appeals
Who is the assessment
manager/ referral agency
Assessable development
and referral triggers
Assessment benchmarks
Prohibited development
Fees (SARA)
Publicly accessible
documents
Development assessment
process from lodgement to
decision
Public notification
requirements
Includes changes to
applications
SDAP
How the state will assess
applications with a state
interest
Development assessment framework
Development assessment
Changes in the Planning Act
• Categories of development
• Assessment benchmarks
• Decision Rules
• DA Rules
• Change approvals
• Notice about decisions / Statement of reasons
• Exemption certificates
• Alternative assessment managers
• Variation approvals – the new 242
• No more rolling currency provisions
New categories of assessment
Accepted Assessable Prohibited
All development other
than assessable or
prohibited
development or
identified as such in a
categorising
instrument.
Development a categorising instrument states
can only be carried out with a development
approval. Development
identified in a
categorising
instrument as
prohibited.
Code
assessment
Impact
assessment
Decision rules
Code Impact
• A bounded assessment
• Must be assessed only against
assessment benchmarks (stated in the
categorising instrument)
• Must have regard to matters prescribed
by the Regulation
• The assessment manager must approve
the DA to the extent it complies with
assessment benchmarks
• Can still refuse if can’t condition to meet
benchmarks
• Can use conditions
• Must be carried out against the
assessment benchmarks
• Must have regard to any matters
prescribed by regulation
• May be carried out against or having
regard to any other relevant matters,
such as planning need, or the current
relevance of the assessment
benchmarks in the light of changed
circumstances
IDAS DA Rules
Important changes to the DA process
Changes under the DA Rules
• All automatic time extensions removed
• Ability to elect not to receive an information request
• Stopping a Current Period (max 130 b.d.) can only be carried out by an applicant
• Lapsing
• Further advice
• Statement of reasons
• New signage requirements
• DA Form 1 and DA Form 2 (2 replace 30 IDAS Forms) + 1 change application form
DA Rules Parts
Public notification
Signage requirements
IDAS automatic extensions
Timeframes
Code Impact
Changing applications and approvals
DA Rules – changing an application
• Minor change
• Change about matters raised in a submission, an information request or Further advice
• Other changes
Changing applications and approvals
Planning Act – changing an approval
• During the applicants appeal period
• Change Representations - 20 b.d. assessment period *NEW*
• After Appeal Period
• Minor Change + Other Change
Transition from SPA to the Planning Act
Chapter 8 of the Act
• Existing approvals – rollover provisions
• Current applications
• Plan Sealing
What do planners need to know?!
Development assessment
• Get across the new timeframes and process
• Understand the new applicant tools available to navigate the process
• Have a clear understanding of your roles and responsibilities in DA
• Focus on open communication before and during development assessment
• Applications made under SPA will continue to SPA
Get ahead of the game!
State Assessment
Referral Agency
(SARA)
Steve Conner
A/Deputy Director-General
Planning Group
Touch on
• SARA mk.2 Prelodgements
• Pre-referrals
• Information Requests and Further advice
• SARA conditions working smarter
• Ministerial Infrastructure Designations
SARA mk.2
• focus on outcomes and solutions, not just process
• dealing with less time
• assist applicants prepare ‘decision ready’ applications
• providing clearer and earlier signals to applicants
SARA mk.2 Prelodgements • flexible approach
- meetings, calls, written advice
- level of detail
• have the right SARA reps to participate
• end of meeting minutes – supplement if necessary
Pre-Referrals • only where minimal assessment is required & answer
is either ‘no requirements’ or standard conditions
• anything else.. use normal referral pathway
Info Requests (IR) and Further Advice (FA)
• SARA acknowledges – IRs have been ‘jumbled’ up
• FA is the ‘new’ statutory notice empowering changes
• an application may be subject to either, or both, processes
Info Requests (IR) and Further Advice (FA)
• IRs for ‘essential’ info only • FAs for:
• aspects of DA with issues/concerns • SDAP non-compliance • In clear order of significance • Key element of our ‘no surprises for
applicants’ culture • avoid giving us substantial new material
within 2 bds prior to decision / response
SARA conditioning working smarter
… not harder
• focus on more lawful & enforceable conditions
• tighter… ‘GIA’ plans
• tighter…’GIA’ reports
• no more unenforceable ‘behaviour managing’ conditions
• minimalist & clearer advice
• revised model conditions between DILGP and technical agencies
MyDAS2
Intuitive, interactive and intelligent
• DILGP’s new and improved online DA system
• New look and feel – inherently better
• Improved system performance = less time online
• Better lodgements process… from 20 mins to 7 mins
• Quicker, smoother, simpler online steps to prepare an application
• System now supports all web browsers and devices
• MyDAS2 is easier to use!
Ministerial Infrastructure Designations v CIDs
• Planning Minister for state designations
• DILGP provides planning support & coordination
• more accountable / transparent.. splitting roles of proponent / assessor
• coordinated state interest review
• no appeals
• clearer decision outputs
Take home messages
SARA – open for business:
• a value-adding prelodgement process
• Further Advice and better communication with applicants
• using MYDAS2
Also for…
• Ministerial Infrastructure Designations