Release Notes
31 October 2023 Release: Concurrence and Referral, Online DA and State DA services and NSW Planning Portal
31 October 2023
Concurrence and Referral Service[
To support reforms effective on 1 November 2023 to Clause 4.6 of the Standard Instrument, the following change was made:
- Removal of “clause 4.6 local environmental plan” from the concurrence and referral service, as there is no longer a requirement to obtain the Planning Secretary’s concurrence for a variation.
To support reforms effective on 1 November 2023 to Clause 4.6 of the Standard Instrument, the following changes were made:
- “Clause 4.6 variation request document” type is no longer a conditionally mandatory document for “modification” development applications.
- Enhancement to the determination stage for development applications to capture whether the variation was approved, any related variations and a brief justification for the variation.
- Updated help text for questions and document types relating to Clause 4.6 variations.
Note: The reforms will only apply to development applications lodged after the commencement of the new clause. Any development applications lodged but not determined on 1 November 2023 will continue to be assessed under the previous clause.
Content on the NSW Planning Portal was updated including:
- Updates to the BASIX identified technical issues on the BASIX support materials page
- Publication of details of all variation requests on the variations register