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15.01.2022 Important Changes to the EP&A Regulation 2000 The NSW Government recently passed the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning Portal) Regulation 2020. This amendment introduces requirements for certain planning applications to be made through the NSW Planning Portal and enacts the Premier’s mandate of ePlanning Digital Services. In November 2019 the Premier announced ePlanning Digital Services would become mandatory for certain councils in 2020.... In March 2020, Minister Stokes and Minister Dominello outlined how the mandate would be implemented. Councils and registered certifiers in the Sydney Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Coast and Newcastle areas are to commence using the ePlanning Digital Services from 1 July 2020, and are to process 100% of planning applications this way from 31 December 2020. * Extract from NSW Planning Department Environmental Planning Approvals has been using this system for devbelopment approvals for several months and it does have the potential to streamline the process however there appears to be a few teething issues that hopefully will be solved soon. Just to let you know, I have a new website as well! www.developmentapprovals.com.au

10.01.2022 I have been receiving requests for development feasibility reports from people who are looking to purchase a specific property. Sometimes they wish to confirm if a subdivision can be done or a Dual Occupancy constructed. At other times they want to confirm what a realestate agent has said about what they can do with the property after purchase is correct or not. This is all part of the due diligence process and is a small cost compared to the price of houses in Sydney now a...nd gives some peace of mind that your planned renovation, knock down and rebuild or sub-division is potentially achievable. Another way to use these feasibility reports is if you are thinking of developing on land you already own. In this case I can review all the council rules and regulations (usually the LEP and DCP rules) that apply to your property to give you an idea how hard or easy it maybe to get council approval. Feel free to contact me if you are in a position where you think such a report would be helpful to you. Anthony 0432 668 263 or email; [email protected] www.environmentalapprovals.com.au

01.01.2022 Recently we have been requested several times to gain council development approval for unauthorised/illegal Secondary Dwellings (Granny Flats). In previous years this would usually involve gaining a Building Certificate for the structure and simple floor plans. Sometimes the need for this approval is triggered by a complaint to council from a neighbour or the need to regularise the dwelling so the property can be sold. There has been a trend recently for councils to need an a...pplication for a Building Certificate as well as a Development Application. To support the DA the supporting documentation has expanded accordingly and includes a survey, full set of plans, full set of compliance certificates, BASIX, Waste Management Plan and Statement of Environmental Effects, to name a few. In addition, recent changes to BASIX contain higher standards but with some exemptions, however unauthorised Granny Flats are specifically not excluded from the new standards. Although the approval process is now more difficult, there are serious home insurance implications if an unauthorised Granny Flat suffers a fire and destroys that structure or allows the fire to spread to the main dwelling. www.developmentapprovals.com.au