Make a submission
The notification process for development applications is outlined in Council’s Development Control Plan 2005 Element 3.1 Public Participation.
Council is obliged to consider Development Applications within a legal framework established by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and related planning documents including the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2003, Newcastle City Centre Local Environmental Plan 2008 and Newcastle Development Control Plan 2005.
This framework grants developing landowners certain entitlements, for example it may be that the zoning of the land permits industrial development provided that the development complies with Council’s planning controls.
Matters raised in submissions should relate to the impact a proposed development may have on your property, street or community such as bulk, scale, privacy and solar access.
Please note that when making a submission in the form of an objection, you should clearly specify the grounds on which you are objecting. For example, citing excessive overshadowing as an issue allows that impact to be considered in the assessment, whereas simply stating you object to the development because “it is big” does not identify the impact of the proposed development.
Need help making a submission?
Contact us
City Administration Centre
282 King Street
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tel: 02 4974 2000