NSW home owners lodging a development application

Where is the property for the DA?

A Statement of Environmental Effects for a granny flat, deck or alteration DA in NSW, written against the LEP and DCP controls for your lot. Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source
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ePlan fills in

  • Zone
  • Lot size
  • Height and FSR controls
  • Heritage
  • Bush fire prone land

How it works

Statement of Environmental Effects, from one answer

  1. Enter the address and describe the works.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. ePlan pulls the zone and controls and checks each one against your plans.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the SEE free, then download it to lodge with your DA.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

Statement of Environmental Effects and 3 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE)

  1. Site and surrounds
  2. The proposal
  3. Planning controls: LEP, SEPPs and DCP
  4. Height, setbacks and building envelope
  5. Environmental impacts and how they were identified
  6. Steps to protect the environment

Modeled on: NSW Department of Planning Application requirements (March 2022), section 1.2

Next · 2

DA waste management plan

  1. Demolition waste
  2. Construction waste
  3. Reuse and recycling
  4. Bins and collection
Next · 3

Heritage impact statement

  1. Significance
  2. Proposed works
  3. Impact assessment
  4. Conclusion
Next · 4

Tree protection zone summary

  1. Tree and measurements
  2. TPZ and SRZ
  3. Encroachment
  4. Protection measures

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

12

matters a Statement of Environmental Effects must document under the NSW application requirements, from impacts and mitigation to heights, setbacks and landscaping
Source: NSW Department of Planning, Application requirements (March 2022)

Questions

Statement of Environmental Effects: what people ask

What must a Statement of Environmental Effects cover?

The NSW application requirements say it must document the development's environmental impacts, how they were identified and the steps to protect the environment or lessen harm, with drawings showing the development in context, compliance with height, setback and envelope controls, and the landscaped area.

Source: planning.nsw.gov.au

What does council consider when assessing my DA?

Section 4.15 of the EP&A Act lists the matters, including environmental planning instruments such as the LEP, development control plans, the regulations, the likely impacts, the suitability of the site, submissions and the public interest.

Source: legislation.nsw.gov.au

Can I change an approved DA without a new one?

Often. Section 4.55 lets the consent authority modify a consent. A change with minimal environmental impact goes under s 4.55(1A), as long as the development stays substantially the same as the one approved.

Source: legislation.nsw.gov.au

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