Track a DA

• Customisation of visibility - you can search (and filter your search) by the NSW Planning Portal - Portal Application Number (PAN), the Application type, Date created or Applications that are on exhibition. You can also choose the way you view them using List View, Map View or Card View filter buttons.
• Follow feature - you can choose to follow a DA to receive milestone progress information at each stage of the Development Application process - from Pre-lodgement through to the determination stage. Simply click the Follow button and add in your name and an email address to receive updates.
• Map View - displays all the applications on an interactive map.
• Make a Public Submission - the Application Tracker allows you to make a public submission online. Simply click on the Submission button and fill out your details and make a submission relating to an application - noting that your submission will also be placed on the tracker. You can also upload image files or other documents to support your submission. 

Other information you can find on the Application Tracker

• Description of proposal 
• Name of applicant 
•  Name of Council's Assessment Officer 
•  A selection of publicly available electronic  documents Current status of application including tasks that have been completed 
•  Notice of Determination (NOD) - the decision/determination of the application 

To access information relating to a DA.

• Go to the Application Tracker
• Accept the terms and conditions.
• Search for the application by Portal Case ID, Application Type or Date Created or using the interactive map. 

If you have received a Neighbour Notification letter in relation to a current Development Application (DA) you may choose to make a submission in relation to the proposed development. Please see below for how you can make a submission. 

How to make a submission

During the notification period you are able to make a submission (either in support or by way of objection) you can make a submission online on the Application Tracker.

You may also choose to make a submission by email to mail@wsc.nsw.gov.au, or in writing. Submissions must also be addressed to the General Manager, Wingecarribee Shire Council.

If you are making a submission in writing or via email you must complete and include a copy of our Political Donations and Gifts Declaration Form(PDF, 109KB) and include this signed declaration form with your submission.

If you answer YES to on the Political Donations and Gifts Declaration Form you will need to also complete our Political Donations and Gifts Disclosure Statement(PDF, 357KB) and include this completed form with your submission.

More information can be obtained from NSW Department of Planning website: Donations and Gifts Disclosure or contact the Department of Planning by email at information@planning.nsw.gov.au or by ringing the Planning Department Information Line on Ph: 1300 305 695

Acknowledgement

Submissions will be acknowledged by email or letter by post. 

Privacy

The supply of personal contact information in a submission is voluntary pursuant to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. By including your contact information in a submission you are acknowledging that it will be made available for public view at Council offices and through the Council website. 

Disclosure requirements

If you have given a gift or made a donation to a Councillor, an employee or an approved contractor of Council within the past two (2) years, by law you must include a Political Donations and Gifts Disclosure Statement with your submission. 

Assessment and Decisions

When considering a DA the assessment officer will have regard to:

• Statutory requirements under the Act;

• Adopted policies of Council; and

• Issues raised in written submissions.

Some applications are determined under delegated authority of Council whilst others are determined by the Wingecarribee Local Planning Panel (LPP) or the Southern Regional Planning Panel.

If the application is to be referred to the LPP for determination you will not be notified in writing. Instead, you are required to check the website. 

When a final determination is made all people who made a submission are informed of the outcome. The Assessment Report and Notice of Determination are made available on the Application Tracker.