The pre-application process is a two-way conversation between you (the permit applicant) and Council’s planning officers. This discussion provides you with a better understanding of Council policy and officer’s views. This process also provides officers with a better understanding of your proposal. After a pre-application process, you should be clear on what Council expects and the upcoming planning assessment steps.
The meeting provides a permit applicant with:
- An opportunity to understand relevant planning policies and guidance
- Merits-based advice from planning officers to help refine your proposal prior to applying
The pre-application meeting does not provide a permit applicant with:
- Commitments to timeframes
- A decision
The pre-application meeting provides planning officers with:
- An understanding of the site and related constraints
- A high-level understanding and your proposal and its relationship to policy and guidance
The pre-application meeting does not enable planning officers to:
- Obtain a detailed understanding of the technical aspects of a proposal, such as traffic, drainage or other related issues
Following the pre-application process (which typically takes approximately 5 weeks) planning officers provide a written response which:
- Sets out officer views, considering policy, guidance and site context
- Lists the required application documents
- Details next steps in the planning application process
