Planning Act 1999

Subject to sections 47A and 47B, before the consent authority determines a development application it must:

give public notice of the application; or

require, by written direction, the applicant to give public notice of the application.

The notice must be given in the prescribed manner and form and must include:

a statement that a development application has been made to the consent authority; and

the details of the application; and

an invitation to members of the public to make written submissions about the application within the period specified in the notice; and

any other information required by the Regulations.

The consent authority may charge the applicant the reasonable costs of giving notice of an application under this section and sections 47B, 48 and 48A.

The minimum submission period for development applications requiring public notice is:

for a development or class of developments prescribed by regulation – 28 days; or

for any other development – 14 days.

Note for subsection (5)

See sections 48(1A) and

48A(2A) for minimum submission periods for development applications requiring no or limited public notice.

The minimum submission period is calculated from the later of:

the day written notice is given; and

the day any sign is posted.

The consent authority must make copies of the development application available to the public.