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Council helps residents navigate NSW Planning Portal process
Wagga Wagga City Council staff are providing a guiding hand to residents in the Local Government Area (LGA) who need assistance in lodging a development application through the NSW Planning Portal.
Under mandatory changes which came into effect on 1 July, Council and applicants are required to use the NSW Planning Portal, in line with State Government legislation.
It means hardcopy applications, even if it is just for a one-off project such as a new shed or pergola, are no longer accepted at Council’s Customer Service Centre.
Manager Development Assessment and Building Certification Paul O’Brien said the online process can be a challenge for people who do not use the internet regularly or do not have an email address.
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From July 1, 2021 the lodgement of Development Applications, Construction Certificates and Complying Development Certificates will be transitioning to an online platform, as part of a mandatory integration with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Planning Portal.
The state-wide move to the new platform follows amendments made last year to the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000.
Gunnedah Shire Council Director of Planning and Environmental Services Andrew Johns said the changes will help create a more streamlined process for the long term.
“The move to this innovative digital platform will enable our Planning and Development team to support you in your application by ensuring effective planning and timely decision making,” Mr Johns said.
In three weeks' time, all development applications within the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area (LGA) must be lodged through the NSW Planning Portal, in.
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Information about development proposals and their assessments will also remain available to the community through Council’s DA online portal da.ballina.nsw.gov.au
For more information about the portal, visit planningportal.nsw.gov.au
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