Development Proposals
Consent Conditions:
If you are enquiring about a particular development proposal, you are entitled to inspect the Consents Register free of charge. Customer Service Staff can assist you with this and can show you the details from the computer screen. A copy of the conditions can be provided to you upon payment of the copying fee.
Current Development Applications that have not been approved?
As an adjoining owner/resident, you may have been notified by Council of a development proposal. You are entitled to inspect, free of charge, the application, an extract of the plan showing what is proposed and any applicable statement of environmental effects etc.
Rights to inspect plans is limited to those that show the height and external configuration of the building in relation to the site. With commercial development, you do not have a right to inspect parts of plans that would reveal a trade secret or show commercial information that could prejudice the applicant's commercial position.
Approved Development Applications:
As the file may not be readily available, you will be requested to make your request in writing. This will enable staff to determine what records are available, locate them and have the file/records available for inspection. It will also allow time for staff to remove or edit documents where privacy protection is an issue (letters from residents objecting to the proposal for example). There will be a fee involved in this research and you will be advised of the fee, once an assessment has been made of your application by Governance Services Staff.
