Have your say on a Development Application (Track an Application or Make a Submission)
Before making a submission about a DA you should inspect the plans and read any accompanying information so you are clear on the details.
Before you make a submission
Before making a submission about a Development Application (DA) you should inspect the plans (through our Track an Application Tool) and read any accompanying information, so you are clear on the details. The applicant will most likely be your neighbour or their consultant, so you may be able to clarify details or resolve any concerns by discussing it with them directly. The following information will provide you with the necessary details around viewing and submitting a DA.
Use our Track an Application tool to:
Using our make our submission or track an application tool, you can:
- Make a submission in support, or of objection, to an application during the notification period.
- Track the progress of all applications under 'assessment'.
- Access to determined applications and certificates made on or after 1 July 2010 on development applications (including decisions made on appeal).
Guide to how to have your say
The following points are intended to help you make a submission:
Submit before the closing date:
The closing date is on either the notification letter you received, available online, or you can phone us on 02 4306 7900.
If you object a DA
You will need to provide the reasons why you object. These reasons will be carefully considered by using its assessment of the DA.
Do not make any offensive or defamatory comments in a submission.
Disclosures
Section 10.4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), requires you to disclose reportable political donations and gifts if you are making a relevant public submission to Council. Failure to disclose relevant information is an offence under the EP&A Act. Council is required to make any disclosure made under this section publicly available. Further information about the requirement to disclose any political donations and gifts is outlined in section 10.4 of the EP&A Act. If disclosure of a political donation or gift is necessary, Political disclosures form can be completed and lodged with your submission. Alternatively, you may make your disclosure on your submission.
We will send you an acknowledgement of your submission, and notify you of the outcome of the DA. We may also notify you of an amended DA, or of any public Council meetings which you may wish to attend, at which the DA will be considered.
Group petitions
Group petitions can also be submitted and should follow the same format shown in the standard submission form and must provide reasons for the objection(s).
Privacy and publication
Privacy protection:
Submissions will be made available to the applicant and the public:
- If you use our DA Submission Form or online portal, your personal contact details and signatures will be redacted before publication.
- If you submit by email, letter, or other methods, your submission will be published in full, including personal details.
Members of the public are entitled to access and take copies of your submission under the GIPA Act. A copy of your submission may also be reproduced in Council reports or in Court proceedings.
It is voluntary for you to provide your name, address and any other contact information when making a submission to Council. It is important to note however that Council does not consider anonymous submissions.
How to make a submission
Complete your submission online via the Track an Application tool.
Alternatively, utilise Councils Submission Form and email the completed form to ask@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au.
We must receive your submission, whether online or in writing, by the closing date of the public exhibition of the DA. Any late submissions may not be considered.
Once you have made a submission
We will send you an acknowledgement of your submission and notify you of the outcome of the DA. Staff do not reply to questions posed in written submissions, but they do cover issues as part of the DA assessment.
If DA plans are amended, you will only be notified if council's assessing officer considers the changes have a greater effect on your property than the original. To monitor progress of an application, you can Track an Application on Councils website.
Consideration of your submission
Your comments will be considered in conjunction with council's legal responsibilities, the interests of the community and the reasonable expectations and rights of the applicant. In making a decision, Council has to balance these competing interests.