Guide to Development Assessment
Department for Trade and Investment
This guide is intended to provide a detailed overview of the development assessment process in accordance with the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (the Act).
The guide will assist the users and practitioners of the development assessment processes in the public and private sectors.
The Planning and Design Code (the Code), PlanSA Portal website and the Development Application Processing (DAP) system) are integral components in the development assessment process.
To complement these initiatives and to assist authorities in assessing applications in accordance with the Act, the Department has prepared this guide.
Contents:
Introduction
Requirements For A Development Application
The Relevant Authority
What Is Development?
Development Approval And Consent
Development Application Form
Lodging Applications
Verification
Kinds Of Development
Variations (Amended Applications)
Additional Information
On Hold (Applicant Request)
Withdraw Applications
Contravening Development
Staged Development
Lapsing Applications
Who Will Be Making The Decision?
Referral To Prescribed Bodies
Public Notice And Consultation
Performance Assessed – Notification
Restricted Development – Notification
Making The Decision – Assessment Timeframes
Deemed Consent Notice
Deferral Of (Reserving) Matters
Planning And Design Code
Use Of Design Standards
Conditions
After The Decision
Lapse Of Consent Or Approval
Extension Of Time
Record Of Applications – Register
Applications Decided By The State Planning Commission
Land Division
Land Division Certificate
Building Consent – Private Certification
Commencement And Completion Of Building Work
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Land Management Agreements
Appeals And Enforcement
Incomplete Development And Enforcement
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