Public Exhibition - Draft Development Assessment Policy

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Council at its Ordinary Meeting on 14 September 2021 resolved to place on exhibition its Draft Development Assessment Policy.

The Draft Development Assessment Policy will be on public exhibition from Thursday, 30 September 2021 to Friday, 29 October 2021.

The purpose of the Development Assessment Policy is to deliver an improved Development Assessment process for Council’s customers. This Policy will do this by:

  • Providing customer-focused services and communicating about the development assessment process to potential applicants
  • Providing greater transparency about the process of lodging and assessing DAs and Pre-DA advice applications
  • Supporting continuous improvement and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the development assessment process, and
  • Establishing clear directions and timeframes for additional information requests.

A copy of the Draft Development Assessment Policy can be found here or under the Documents Tab on this page.

Council will receive submissions via the Survey tab below, by mail to Hawkesbury City Council PO Box 146 Windsor NSW 2756, or email to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au up to close of business Friday, 29 October 2021.

Should you lodge a submission, it will be considered, along with any other submissions received and may be included in a Council meeting business paper. Your submission, including any personal information, is accessible by any person upon written application, subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary, however, if not provided, may affect consideration of the submission. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.

Should you have any enquiries with respect to this matter, please contact Cristie Evenhuis, Council’s Manager Development Services on (02) 4560 4444 or attention email enquiries to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au with reference to the Draft Development Assessment Policy.


Council at its Ordinary Meeting on 14 September 2021 resolved to place on exhibition its Draft Development Assessment Policy.

The Draft Development Assessment Policy will be on public exhibition from Thursday, 30 September 2021 to Friday, 29 October 2021.

The purpose of the Development Assessment Policy is to deliver an improved Development Assessment process for Council’s customers. This Policy will do this by:

  • Providing customer-focused services and communicating about the development assessment process to potential applicants
  • Providing greater transparency about the process of lodging and assessing DAs and Pre-DA advice applications
  • Supporting continuous improvement and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the development assessment process, and
  • Establishing clear directions and timeframes for additional information requests.

A copy of the Draft Development Assessment Policy can be found here or under the Documents Tab on this page.

Council will receive submissions via the Survey tab below, by mail to Hawkesbury City Council PO Box 146 Windsor NSW 2756, or email to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au up to close of business Friday, 29 October 2021.

Should you lodge a submission, it will be considered, along with any other submissions received and may be included in a Council meeting business paper. Your submission, including any personal information, is accessible by any person upon written application, subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary, however, if not provided, may affect consideration of the submission. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.

Should you have any enquiries with respect to this matter, please contact Cristie Evenhuis, Council’s Manager Development Services on (02) 4560 4444 or attention email enquiries to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au with reference to the Draft Development Assessment Policy.


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