Submit a dwelling house or related development application
Lodging a development application can be complicated. It is often the case that you will need to engage services of specialist consultants to prepare the plans and reports necessary for council to assess your work as quickly as possible.
All applications must be made online via the NSW Planning portal
To assist you in preparing your application for your dwelling house and related development, we have prepared a lodgement checklist(PDF, 467KB) identifying all of the documentation that we may typically need for the type of application being lodged.
Use the lodgement checklist to work out what information you need to include for your development application. You can complete the checklist and attach it to your Portal application.
The NSW Government have issued a Statement of Expectations Order which establishes the NSW Government expectations for processing timeframes of development applications. Targets have been set for each council calculated on total assessment time. The intention of the order is to better support councils to speed up their planning work, with a focus on helping to deliver more housing.
Prior to the introduction of the NSW Planning Portal, a development application would be lodged at the counter and checked for completion before acceptance. Today, the portal serves the same function as the counter.
When your application is lodged in the Portal, council will review the documents provided to ensure we have everything we need for your specific development.
Where an application is submitted that is without the necessary detail to enable an assessment to be conducted, the application will be returned. The returned application will not have any associated fees.
If an application is returned, we will provide you with a reason and a list the missing documents. Your consultants will then be able to collect the necessary information and lodge a new application.
Once lodged, Council’s team will continue to work with applicants to support development that positively supports our city’s growth, through timely assessment of complete applications.