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Tracking a Development Application

This tool can be used to:

• Search by application number to track the progress of your Development Application (or modification or review) currently under assessment.
• Search by application number to view the information submitted with an application to decide whether you want to make a submission to the proposal.
• View all applications that have been received, are on notification or been determined. If the application was determined from 2019 onwards, the approved plans and conditions of consent associated with the development are also available.

If you are using the DA Tracker for the first time, see below for assistance.

Please note that due to privacy reasons certain information is not available for viewing via the Development Application Tracking tool. Hard copy information is no longer available for viewing at Council's Customer Service Centre.

If you wish to access information that is not available from the Development Application Tracking tool, you will need to request this separately. For more information on accessing information, please refer to Council's Open Access information webpage.

Contacting the Development Assessment Officer

General enquiries about the development process can be made via our Customer Service team in the first instance.

Please note that only the nominated Applicant (i.e. one person) can contact the Development Assessment Officer to enquire about the status of their submitted application. This is to ensure communications between Development Assessment Officer and Applicant are streamlined, consistent and certain. This also avoids unnecessary delays to the timing of assessments caused by enquiries made by multiple contacts on behalf of the Applicant. Please carefully choose the nominated contact for the Applicant on the Application Form and when asked by the NSW Planning Portal during the lodgement process.

Members of the public cannot contact the Development Assessment staff regarding a specific Development Application, however they can take part in the community consultation process.

Using the DA Tracker

If you are using the DA Tracker for the first time, this guide may be helpful.

Documents in the DA Tracker

In the DA Tracker, the documents associated with a Development Application are available to view. A list of documents that may be included in a DA are explained below.

Note:

• If a document is marked ‘amended’ it means it has been updated and is now the latest version.
• If a document is marked ‘superseded’ it means the document is no longer the current version.

Acoustic Report: evaluates and quantifies the noise or sound level in a space or environment.

Arborist Report: provides information about the health, condition and integrity of a tree or trees.

Architectural Plans: displays the overall design of a site. It also provides notes with specifications about the materials, area calculations and a comprehensive visual representation of the site, explaining the existing and proposed structures.

Area Calculations: shows the land size and floor space ratio of the site.

BASIX Certificate: assesses the water and energy usage of the project. The aim of this certificate is to reduce household electricity and water use by setting minimum sustainability targets for new and renovated homes.

Building Code of Australia (BCA) Report: assesses the proposed development against the provisions of the Building Code of Australia.

Clause 4.6 Variations: written requests made to Council to vary development standards. For more information on Clause 4.6 Variations, please review Council’s FAQs on the LEPs.

Design Verification Statement (SEPP Housing 2021): verifies that a qualified designer has designed or directed the design of the development and verified that the design of the development is consistent with the ‘Apartment Design Guide’.

Draft Strata Plans: details the intended subdivision of a parcel of Real Property land into separate lots and common property. It will show how the development will be divided, the administration sheets, plan drawing sheets (location plan, floor plan, certificate, street addresses) and statement of intention to create or release affecting interests.

Geo-technical Report: analyses the chemical and geo-technical qualities of the soil on a site. It provides a geo-technical inspection of the site, soil and rock analysis and includes recommendations and conclusions in the assessment of the site.

Heritage Impact Statement: examines how the proposed works to a heritage item, or near to it, may impact the item’s heritage values.

Landscape Plan: shows the planned landscaping or landscape design plan on the site. It serves as a visual representation and guide for implementing landscaping features on the site.

Photomontages: illustrative images of what the development will look like. It enables clear and realistic visualisations of the site.

Shadow Diagram and/or Solar Access Diagrams: shows how the proposed development will cast its shadow on the site and neighbouring properties. It will show where the sun will shine and where shadows will fall at different times of the day (between 9am and 3pm). The diagrams are to model the shortest day of the year (21 June) to ascertain the worst case of shadow impacts and solar access to the site and adjoining properties.

Site Waste and Recycling Management Plan: details the amount and type of waste that will be produced from a project and how this waste may be reused, recycled or disposed. It will assist in identifying the type and quantity of waste likely to be generated and how this can be minimised.

Statement of Environmental Effects: explains the likely impacts of the proposed development both during and after the development and details how the applicant will mitigate these impacts.

Stormwater Plans and Details: outlines all stormwater connections associated with the site. It also outlines the procedures for managing, controlling, and disposing of stormwater.

Survey Plan: provides the approximate boundaries of the subject site, and it should be to some scale.

Traffic and Transport Management Plan: provides information for the movement of transport on the subject site and how the movement will be safely carried out.

Traffic Report: provides an assessment of the impacts of transport on the proposed development. The document will provide details of public transport accessibility and parking availability for the site.

Window Schedule: details the window sizes on the site. It details the appearance of the window frame when viewed from the outside. It may show the finished height, width of the frame and window name.