Lodging a Development Application with the relevant Council Body
Significant State and local government constraints apply to property and a Development Application will usually be required for any substantial change in a property.
Keeplan prepares Development Applications for clients and negotiates their assessment and determination by Councils, the State Government or Land and Environment Court.
Accompanying the Development Application must be a Statement of Environmental Effects Report.
Statement of Environmental Effects Report –
A SEER is required by all councils when submitting a development application
The statement includes written information about the development proposal that cannot be readily shown on drawings and can be provided for any type of development application
It is a report which explains the likely impacts of a development proposal and demonstrates to councils how it is planned to minimise these impacts. Typically the SEER will assess the proposal in terms of the proposal's compliance with the town planning controls of council and state government.
It contains in brief:
Site details and description.
In the case of erection of a dwelling or subdivision, the dwelling envelope, which has been selected and mapped by Keeplan in consultation with the client, must be included.
Access
Legal and practical access must be demonstrated in accordance with the relevant Development Control Plan
Statutory and Non Statutory Planning Considerations
The zoning of the subject land and provisions under the specific Local Environment Plan relevant to it. Some of the items that must be contained in the report are
Environmental Issues
Bushfire -Classification of the land in accordance with NSW Rural Fire Service
Effluent Management
Vegetation
Aboriginal and European artifacts
A BASIX Report is a relatively recent requirement of the NSW Government that requires new dwellings to be designed to allow the occupiers of the dwelling to reduce their water and energy consumption. From 1 October 2006 a BASIX Certificate is required for many types and alterations and additions to dwellings.
A BASIX Certificate has to be lodged with the Development Application plans to Councils.
The Certificate will state various requirements of the development proposal such as how large a rainwater collection tank is required to be and how energy efficient components such as lighting, heating and hot water systems will be.
