The State Planning Commission issues practice directions to specify procedural requirements under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.
Practice directions
Practice Direction 1 – Environment and Food Production Areas – Greater Adelaide 2017
Rules for the division of land in the Environment and Food Production Areas of Greater Adelaide.
Practice Direction 2 – Preparation and Amendment of Designated Instruments
Rules for the consultation required to prepare or amend a designated instrument.
Practice Direction 3 – Notification of Performance Assessed Development Applications 2019
Processes for public notification of performance assessed development applications.
Practice Direction 4 – Restricted Development 2019
Rules for the assessment process for restricted development applications.
Practice Direction 5 – Appointment of Additional Members to an Assessment Panel 2019
Rules for the appointment of additional expert members to an assessment panel.
Practice Direction 6 – Scheme to Avoid Conflicting Regimens 2019
Rules to manage conflicting procedures that may arise with planning controls or the development assessment process.
Practice Direction 7 – Inspection Policy for Out of Council Areas 2019
Rules for the inspection of new developments built in Out of Council areas.
Practice Direction 8 – Inspection Policy for Swimming Pools 2019
Requirements for the inspection of new swimming pool safety features to achieve compliance requirements.
Practice Direction 9 – Council Inspections 2020
Requirements for inspection of developments by councils in their respective areas.
Practice Direction 10 – Staged Occupation of Multi-storey Buildings 2020
Rules to ensure that staged occupation of multi-storey buildings takes place in a safe and coordinated manner.
Practice Direction 11 – Deemed Planning Consent Standard Conditions 2020
Standard conditions that will apply to a deemed planning consent in cases where the relevant authority does not impose conditions.
Practice Direction 12 – Conditions 2020
Rules for a relevant authority to impose conditions as part of a decision on a development application.
Practice Direction 13 – Notification of Crown and Essential Infrastructure Development Applications 2023
Processes for public notification of Crown and essential infrastructure development applications.
Practice Direction 14 – Site Contamination Assessment 2021
Part of a scheme that provides for requirements that apply to the assessment of potential site contamination.
Practice Direction 15 – Building Envelope Plans 2021
Sets out matters related to the assessment, approval and publication of building envelope plans.
Practice Direction 16 – Urban Tree Canopy Off-set Scheme 2021
The Urban Tree Canopy Off-set Scheme facilitates tree planting and the enhancement of tree canopy in metropolitan Adelaide.
Practice Direction 17 – Impact Assessed Development 2022
Rules for the assessment process for impact assessed development applications.
Practice Direction 18 – Outline Consent 2023
Circumstances under which an outline consent may be granted.
