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 and Impact Assessed Development 2019
Rules for the assessment process for restricted and impact assessed 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
Rules for the inspection of new swimming pools to achieve compliance requirements.
Practice Direction 9 – Council Inspections 2020
Rules for the inspection of certain 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 Development Applications 2020
Processes for public notification of Crown 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.