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Before you prepare and lodge an application, we encourage you to discuss it with one of Council’s planning staff to obtain general advice. This is a free service, available via phone or in person at our administration building between 9am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Detailed written advice can be obtained through a formal Pre-DA meeting. These meetings are reserved for significant proposals, including multi-dwelling developments, subdivisions of more than 10 lots, commercial developments, industrial developments, and all temporary events requiring development consent; or proposals with complex planning considerations.
A formal meeting is intended to give consideration to the feasibility of your proposal and provide information in relation to the assessment process. The principal objective is to identify and resolve constraints related to your project before submitting your application. The meeting is for discussion and clarification only and isn’t intended to preempt a final decision in relation to a DA.
Although Pre-DA meetings are not mandatory, consultation early in the process may prevent delays in processing of your application.
Meetings are held by appointment at our administration building, subject to availability.
To book a Pre-DA meeting
A letter of advice identifying any issues that need to be addressed will be issued within ten days of the Pre-DA meeting.
Step 1: Obtain all required documents
Supporting documentation is required when lodging an application. View the Submission Matrix to make sure you have everything you need. In addition to the documents specified in the Submission Matrix, you will need to:
If your application relates to ancillary development, see the below sample plans to help you when submitting your site plan.
Step 2: Obtain an application fee quote
There are fees associated with the lodgement of a development application. You must include the application fee quote as part of your application. To obtain your quote, contact our customer service team.
Application fees are detailed in Council’s Fees and Charges.
Step 3: Lodge your application electronically
You must prepare and submit your development application on the NSW Planning Portal.
The NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has created a guide to walk you through registration and lodgement on the Planning Portal.
If your application is incomplete, you’ll receive details on what is required via the Planning Portal.
Once your application is complete and accepted for lodgement on the Planning Portal, Council’s Customer Service Team will contact you for payment. Your application will not be considered as lodged until the application fees have been paid in full.
https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/
For more information on using the Planning Portal, see NSW Government Planning Portal.
You can track the status of any application we’re assessing, whether you are the applicant or not.
Applications can also be tracked via the NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Application Tracking Service by browsing the map or by selecting ‘Balranald Shire Council’ from the drop-down menu.
In most instances, Council will be the consent authority for the DA. In certain circumstances, we may only undertake the assessment process and a regional panel or another government agency will act as the consent authority.
You may be requested to provide additional information during the assessment process.
Applications are assessed in accordance with Section 4.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and on public exhibition in accordance with our Community Participation Plan (CPP).
Following the complete and proper consideration of your application, a determination will be made.
If permission is granted for your project, you’ll obtain a development consent. Your development consent will outline any conditions that must be addressed prior, during and upon completion of construction or prior to use commencing. You may also have to obtain a number of other certificates or approvals.
If the assessment officer is not in a position to support your proposal, development consent will not be granted. If this occurs, the assessment officer will then contact or meet with you to discuss issues and explain Council’s position.
You may apply to modify your development consent (known as a Section 4.55 Application), provided that the modified development remains substantially the same as the one that was initially approved. There are three types of modifications:
If you’re not able to satisfy Council that the modified proposal is substantially the same as the one that was initially approved, you will need to lodge a new development application.
Related information
The Balranald Local Environmental Plan 2010 is the principal planning instrument affecting land use in the Balranald Local Government Area. The Balranald Local Environmental Plan 2010 commenced on 9 July 2010. The written instrument can be viewed on the New South Wales Government Legislation web site via the following link:
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2010-0363
The supporting LEP maps are also available through the above link.
The purpose of the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) is to define what purpose land may be used for as well as development standards and controls that apply. The Plan consists of a written statement and a number of maps that depict the spatial application of the various zones and controls.
Planning Policies
Council has the following Policies located on the policies page that may assist in answering queries about common development questions.
Please click on the link to access Councils Policies
Obstacle Limitation Surfaces
The Obstacle Limitation Surfaces (OLS) are a series of surfaces that set the height limits of objects around an aerodrome. Objects that project through the OLS become
obstacles. The OLS may comprise the following individual surfaces:
The standards for, and description of, each of the obstacle limitation surfaces are set out in the following plan – please click on the link to view
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