All significant development proposals should be reviewed by the Development Panel before the DA is submitted. Examples of significant development include more than five (5) townhouses, boarding houses, childcare centres, extractive industries, residential flat buildings and places of worship etc.

Once you have prepared a preliminary concept plan for a proposal on a specific site, contact Development Services Administration to discuss presenting your concept to the Development Panel for review. Click here to submit a Prelodging Application Meeting request form We need the following documents to be uploaded during the online process: site plan, floor plan, typical elevation containing dimensions, north point, existing buildings, preliminary site levels, access and parking (electronic copies only)

We are unable to book your meeting until the complete application package is received in electronic format. Please allow us 7 working days to schedule your meeting. They are usually held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings with 60 minutes allocated to each appointment. Before or on the day of the meeting you will need to pay the relevant fee. See Council's 2021-22 Fees and Charges (pdf 7.5MB).

Senior Council Officers will attend to discuss your proposal and provide verbal advice. A written response summarising any issues with the proposal we have identified will be provided to you within 7 working days. Where possible, we try to provide you with some certainty about the potential of your proposal, but you can't assume Council approval based on pre-lodgement advice, as a full assessment and determination can only be made after lodgement of the application.

If you decide to proceed with the DA, you should address all issues raised by the Development Panel in your lodgement information visit https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/.