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PUBLIC
REVIEW AND COMMENT
1 - General
Although the general public may inspect and comment on newly
lodged Development Applications, commentary is only formally
invited from potentially affected neighbours and Greenwich Community
Association.
The following outline is written from the point of view of a
neighbour of the proposed development.
2 - What form of notification can neighbours expect ?
All immediate neighbours, as well as those whose amenity may
be affected by the proposed development must be formally notified
by Council as soon as possible after the DA is received.
The notification will take the form of:
1. A letter from Lane Cove Council
2. Reduced A4-sized plan and elevations showing the proposed
development, and
3. A standard 2-sided advice sheet setting out, in question
and answer form, how to go about making representations to Council
concerning the DA, and how these representations will be considered.
The letter will give the application number (which you are asked
to quote), as well as the name of the Applicant, and will invite
written comments to Council, within 10 days.
The reduced plans and elevations will be those submitted by
the applicant, and will usually only be sufficient to give a
general impression of the proposed development.
The standard advice sheet, amongst other things, describes how
and where you can inspect the full set of DA plans, and how
written submissions should be made. It also outlines how the
Council will arrive at its decision, and the recourse that the
Applicant may take to an appeal through the Land and Environment
Court if he or she thinks and unfavourable decision by Council
unreasonable or onerous.
3 - Inspection of lodged DA material
You should be able to inspect nearly all of the lodged DA material
by visiting the Enquiry Counter of the Environmental Services
Division of Lane Cove Council at the Civic Centre in Longueville
Road, Lane Cove between 8.30am and 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays.
You should also be able to view much of the same material may
also be inspected at Council's central library in the same road
during its operating hours.
The full-sized plans should clearly show you how the proposed
development may affect you, and whether or not it complies with
Council's requirements. In particular, you should be able to
see:
· Exactly where the proposed structures are to be situated,
with dimensions shown to site boundaries,
· The building line (distance from street boundary)
· Setbacks to the sides of the finished structures,
· The height of the highest ceiling and roofline from
nearest natural ground level
· How your privacy may be affected by views from adjacent
windows or balconies,
· Shadow diagrams showing how your access to sunlight
may be restricted, and
· How your views may be affected.
You should also be able to assess landscaping and drainage provisions,
and how trees may be affected.
4 - Submissions to Council
If, after inspecting the lodged DA documentation, you wish to
make representations either supporting the proposed development
or objecting to certain aspects of it, you must submit these
to Council in writing within the time period stated in
your letter of notification - usually within 10 days of receipt.
Your letter should set out as clearly as possible your objections
to the proposed development, concentrating so far as possible
with issues of building size and placement, and how you perceive
that your privacy, light or views may be adversely affected.
The assigned Council officer is required to include all representations
received in the reports he or she prepares in relation to the
proposed development. The formal reports may summarise all objections
by category, but copies of all letters received may or may not
be attached to the report submitted to Councillors. For decisions
referred to Council's Planning and Building Committee or full
Council meetings, copies of the reports will be available to
the public (probably without attachments) and local newspapers.
Copies of the same reports are also published on Council's web
page prior to consideration at a meeting.
Any written submissions you make will be available for public
inspection, unless Council is satisfied that allowing inspection
would, on balance, be contrary to public interest.
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