Blog - David Carey Town Planning Development, Sydney NSW

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Dec 30, 2020
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Three models of government

This blog post looks at how three modes of government might operate. The first is government run in the interests of it's rulers, the sec...

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Nov 17, 2020
1 min

About blog

This blog is provided for educational purposes and as a guide/starting point for those looking to learn more about the NSW planning syste...

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Changes to what constitutes commencement of a development consent

David

May 28, 2020
3 min

Changes to what constitutes commencement of a development consent

The NSW government has made many changes to planning legislation in recent months under the title "COVID-19 response and recovery". A sum...

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Development Applications - Changes of use

David

Apr 6, 2020
2 min

Development Applications - Changes of use

Under the NSW planning system, not only do new buildings generally require approval but the "use" of buildings and their fitout also gene...

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David

Mar 6, 2020
2 min

Unauthorised building work

Most forms of development in NSW requires some form of consent - usually from the local Council, although increasingly in many instances ...

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Electronic lodgement of Development Applications

David

Feb 7, 2020
2 min

Electronic lodgement of Development Applications

As I mentioned in my book, the lodgement of Development Applications in NSW has historically been a very paper-based process which has ge...

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State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019 Review

David

Jan 2, 2020
3 min

State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019 Review

The NSW government announced the creation of a new State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) on 20 December which will come into effect ...

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Book released - Understanding Local Government and Town Planning in NSW

David

Dec 6, 2019
1 min

Book released - Understanding Local Government and Town Planning in NSW

A copy of my book, "Understanding Local Government and Town Planning in NSW" is now available. This book has been prepared as a practical...

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Pubs and small bars - Development Applications

David

Sep 19, 2019
2 min

Pubs and small bars - Development Applications

Pubs and bars can often be controversial developments. This is particularly where they are proposed surrounding residential areas or wher...

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Approvals for water and sewer as part of developments in NSW

David

Sep 10, 2019
2 min

Approvals for water and sewer as part of developments in NSW

It is often asked how approvals for water and sewer are addressed in NSW and how this considered as part of the DA process. This blog pos...

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David

Aug 21, 2019
3 min

What is a Subdivision Certificate?

In NSW, our Torrens/Strata Title system of land registration involves the State Government maintaining a centralised register of land hol...

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Local government in NSW - powers of Mayors, Councillors and staff

David

Apr 27, 2019
5 min

Local government in NSW - powers of Mayors, Councillors and staff

In my last post, I looked at the powers of local government in NSW and described how they are generally quite limited compared to many ot...

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Local government powers in NSW vs other jurisdictions

David

Mar 16, 2019
3 min

Local government powers in NSW vs other jurisdictions

Most readers of this blog would probably be aware that local government in NSW is the level of government in Australia with the least lev...

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David

Feb 26, 2019
1 min

Waste management plan template (word)

I find as part of almost all Development Applications that I lodge, Councils are asking for a waste management plan to be prepared. Many ...

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Book review - Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb

David

Feb 13, 2019
3 min

Book review - Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb

Skin in the game is a book published by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in 2018 which I managed to read over the holiday period. The central premis...

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Private building certification in NSW. What is it and how did it come about? What is the future?

David

Jan 4, 2019
4 min

Private building certification in NSW. What is it and how did it come about? What is the future?

Happy new year to all readers of my blog! There have been a number of stories in the press over the Christmas period regarding a high ris...

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Designated development under the NSW Planning system

David

Nov 16, 2018
3 min

Designated development under the NSW Planning system

Designated development has been a feature of the NSW planning system since the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 came into e...

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Constructing a park and dedicating to Council - the process

David

Nov 9, 2018
3 min

Constructing a park and dedicating to Council - the process

In a previous post, I discussed the process of constructing a road and dedicating it to Council. There are many similarities between this...

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Child care centres - planning requirements

David

Nov 2, 2018
2 min

Child care centres - planning requirements

Child care centres are common types of development in NSW. This post describes how these developments are assessed under the planning sys...

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Constructing a road and dedicating to Council - the process

David

Oct 26, 2018
3 min

Constructing a road and dedicating to Council - the process

This post describes the typical process of constructing a new road and dedicating it to Council under the NSW planning system. Most new r...

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