Urban and suburban council areas

Category 2 - additional fees are required for this type of application

• a letter notifying of the proposed development must be sent to an owner or occupier of each piece of adjacent land
• if an owner or occupier wishes to make a representation of support or objection they must respond via letter within 10 working days of the date on the notifying letter
• the applicant will also be given opportunity to respond to the representations
• if a representation is received regarding a category 2 development, and the issues cannot be resolved, a decision regarding assessment of the application will be made by the Council Development Assessment Panel
• the Council Development Assessment Panel is not required to hear representors or the applicant but some councils may hear from representors and applicants. 
  Contact your council for more information.

Category 2A - additional fees are required for this type of application

• a letter notifying of the proposed development must be sent to an owner or occupier of each adjacent piece of land
• if an owner or occupier wishes to make a representation of support or objection they must respond via letter within 10 working days of the date on the notifying letter
• the applicant will also be given opportunity to respond to the representations
• if a representation is received regarding a category 2 development and the issues cannot be resolved, a decision regarding assessment of the application will be made by the Council Development Assessment Panel
• the Council Development Assessment Panel is not required to hear representors or the applicant but some councils may hear from representors and applicants.
  Contact your council for more information.

• a letter notifying of the proposed development must be sent to an owner or occupier of each piece of adjacent land and any other owner or occupier of land that the relevant authority believes should be informed
• an advertisement that complies with the requirements set out in the Development Act and Regulations is placed in a statewide newspaper (usually The Advertiser) to inform anyone who is interested of the development
• if anyone wishes to make a representation of support or objection they must respond via letter within 10 working days of the date on the notifying letter or advertisement.
  It is important for the person making the representation to indicate if they want to speak at the Council Development Assessment Panel meeting.
• the applicant will also be given opportunity to respond to the representations
• if a representation is received regarding a category 3 development the decision regarding assessment of the application will be made by the Council  Development Assessment Panel
• a representor has the right to speak at the Council Development Assessment Panel meeting in support of their written representation
  If a representor is speaking at the meeting then the applicant also has the right to speak at the Council Development Assessment Panel meeting
• Representors have the right to appeal an application if they are unhappy with the decision.
  The representor must lodge a notice of appeal
  within 15 days of when the decision was made.

• a crown development lodged under Section 49 of the Development Act must go on public notice if the development has a cost exceeding $4 million
• a crown development on public notice must notify the general public by newspaper advertisement
• any person who has been notified about a crown development can make a representation.

• a major development lodged under Section 46 of the Development Act must go on public notice throughout its assessment process
• a major development must notify the general public through various means
• all South Australians can make a representation about a major development.