Before you lodge

Find out if you need approval for a development and see zoning and rules that might apply.

Use this wizard to see if you need approval for your development proposal.

A useful checklist to help you gather the information you'll need to lodge a development application.

See zones, policies and overlays that apply to an address.

Determine the Planning and Design Code policies that will apply to your development proposal during assessment.

All applications incur fees which should be paid before the development assessment process begins.

If you are a developer or owner-builder, there are important Commonwealth telecommunications rules you need to comply with.