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Lodgement & Applications
Legislation & Policy
NSW Legislation
Acts, regulations, EPIs — searchable
EP&A Act 1979
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
EP&A Regulation 2021
Current regulation (replaced 2000 Reg)
Standard Instrument LEP
Standard Instrument — Principal Local Environmental Plan
SEPP (Resilience and Hazards) 2021
Contamination (Ch 4), coastal, flooding
SEPP (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021
Referrals to TfNSW, utility providers
SEPP (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021
Koala habitat, vegetation, waterways
SEPP (Housing) 2021
Affordable housing, boarding houses, seniors, ARHSEPP
SEPP 65 — Residential Apartments
Design quality + ADG for RFBs 3+ storeys
Apartment Design Guide (ADG)
Design criteria for SEPP 65 compliance
Codes SEPP (Exempt & Complying)
Exempt and complying development codes
Mapping & Spatial
NSW Spatial Portal
Cadastre, aerial imagery, lot boundaries
NSW Flood Data Portal
Flood mapping, evacuation routes
NSW Bushfire Prone Land Map
Check if land is bushfire prone
AHIMS Web Services
Aboriginal heritage sites search
State Heritage Inventory
State heritage items search
EPA Contaminated Land Record
Check if land is on CLR
Biodiversity Values Map
Triggers for Biodiversity Offsets Scheme
Referral Agencies
Transport for NSW (TfNSW)
Traffic referrals, classified roads, private development
Heritage NSW
Heritage databases, AHIMS, State Heritage Inventory
NSW EPA
Licensed premises, contaminated land, noise
Rural Fire Service (RFS)
BAL assessments, bushfire safety authorities
Sydney Water
Section 73, water/sewer capacity
Hunter Water
Section 50, water/sewer — Hunter region
SafeWork NSW
WHS, demolition notifications (replaced WorkCover)
Ausgrid
Electricity supply — Sydney, Hunter, Central Coast
Endeavour Energy
Electricity supply — Western Sydney, Blue Mountains, Illawarra
NRAR
Controlled activities near waterways, water licences
Subsidence Advisory NSW
Mine subsidence districts — Hunter, Illawarra, Western
Standards & Guidelines
Australian Standards (SAI Global)
AS 4970 (trees), AS 2601 (demolition), AS 2107 (acoustics)
NSW Noise Policy for Industry (NPfI)
Operational noise assessment criteria
Interim Construction Noise Guideline
Construction noise limits
Managing Land Contamination
Contamination planning guidelines
Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019
PBP 2019 — BAL, APZs, access
Development Near Rail Corridors Guideline
Noise/vibration for development near rail and busy roads
Council Directory
37 councils — DA trackers, LEPs, duty planner numbers
Sydney Metro — 33 councils
LEP Clause Quick Reference
Standard Instrument LEP — common clauses you'll use daily
Aims of plan
Objects and aims of the LEP
Zone objectives
Permitted/prohibited uses per zone
Height of buildings
Maximum building height (HOB) in metres
Floor space ratio
Maximum FSR (gross floor area / site area)
Exceptions to development standards
Vary a numerical standard with a written request
Heritage conservation
Heritage items, conservation areas, archaeological sites
Flood planning
Development on flood planning area land
Acid sulphate soils
Works on acid sulphate soil mapped land
Earthworks
Excavation, filling, retaining walls
Biodiversity
Clearing native vegetation, habitat
Stormwater management
On-site detention, water quality
Local provisions
Council-specific clauses (vary by LEP)
Key Timeframes
Exhibition, determination, appeal, and validity periods
Standard DA exhibition
14 daysDesignated development exhibition
28 daysIntegrated development exhibition
28 daysDeemed refusal (standard DA)
40 daysDeemed refusal (designated/integrated)
60 daysReferral agency response
21 daysTfNSW notification (traffic generating)
Within 7 days of DA lodgementMerit appeal (applicant)
6 months from determinationMerit appeal (objector — designated only)
28 days from notifications8.2 Review of determination
Lodge within 6 months of determinationBASIX certificate validity
3 monthsSurvey plan validity
6 monthsDA consent lapse
5 years (unless otherwise specified)Acronyms
32 common planning acronyms