Prepare

You may wish to engage a suitably qualified and experienced town planner to assist in preparing your development application (DA) and to help manage your journey through the development assessment process.

Council provides the following resources to assist you in preparing your DA:

Checklists & Templates

• Application Information Matrix - Minor Residential Development - A matrix and information guide that lists and describes the information that must be submitted with minor residential DAs.

• Application Information Matrix - Other Development - A matrix and information guide that lists and describes the information that must be submitted with larger DAs.

• Development and Construction Certificate Checklist - A checklist that lists and describes the information that must be submitted with combined DA and construction certificate applications.

• Conflicts of Interest Management - Applicant Statement - A statement that applicants must complete and submit with Council related DAs.
• Development Application - Estimated Development Cost - A form that applicants must complete and submit through the NSW Planning Portal upon DA submission with Council. 
• Development Application - Owner's Consent Form - A form that applicants must complete and submit through the NSW Planning Portal upon DA submission with Council. 

Policies & Information

• ePlanning Spatial Viewer - An online information system from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment that provides access to planning information for property.
• Key Planning Controls for the Camden Local Government Area - The key planning controls that Council assesses DAs against including State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts – Western Parkland City) 2021, Camden Local Environmental Plan 2010 and Camden Development Control Plan 2019.
• Development Assessment Policy - A guide that describes the development assessment process including key terms and stages.
• Commonwealth Telecommunications Rules - Important Commonwealth telecommunications rules that developers and owner-builders need to comply with.
• Waste Management Guideline - A guide that describes Council’s waste management design and operational requirements for development.
• Management of Contaminated Lands Policy - A policy that provides a framework for the management of contaminated land within the Camden Local Government Area.
• Heritage Planning - Guidance on heritage conservation and how heritage is to be considered and managed in development.

• Heritage Related Development - Guidance on the information required to support applications involving heritage items and conservation areas.

• Flooding Information - Guidance on Council’s flood planning development controls and how flooding is to be considered and managed in development.
• Contributions Plans - Council’s contributions plans that detail what contributions will be levied upon new development.
• Guidelines for the Lodgement and Construction of Dwellings on Unregistered Land - A guide that prescribes the circumstances in which a DA will be accepted for lodgement on an approved but still unregistered lot of land.
• Engineering Design Specifications - Specifications that provide detailed standards on the design of all civil and landscaping works.

DRAFT - Engineering Design Specification Feb 2020

• Engineering Construction Specifications - Specifications that provide detailed standards on the construction of civil works.

DRAFT - Engineering Construction Specifications

• Standard Engineering Drawings - Standard design drawings for civil works.

DRAFT - Engineering Standard Drawings Feb 2020

• Design and Construction Specification for Access Driveways - Specifications that provide detailed guidance for the design and construction of access driveways.

Factsheets

• How to Prepare a Statement of Environmental Effects Factsheet - A factsheet that explains how to prepare a statement of environmental effects to submit with your development application.
• Varying Planning Controls Factsheet - A factsheet that explains the role of planning controls and how variations to them will be assessed.
• Swimming Pool DA Design Requirements - A factsheet that explains Council's DA design requirements for a swimming pool.
• General Home Business Factsheet - A factsheet that explains how to design, obtain approval for, construct and operate home businesses generally.
• Food Premises Home Business Factsheet - A factsheet that explains how to design, obtain approval for, construct and operate home businesses involving the sale of or making of food for sale.
• Skin Penetration and Beauty Home Business Factsheet - A factsheet that explains how to design, obtain approval for, construct and operate home businesses involving skin penetration, hairdressing and beauty activities.

• Biodiversity Assessment for Development Factsheet - A factsheet that explains how the impacts of development upon biodiversity are assessed in accordance with the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

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