A Development Application (DA) is an official request to Council for permission to carry out development. This permission is called 'Development Consent.'

Please click on the following highlighted links for more information:

• Political donations and gifts disclosure
• Advertised development applications
• When is a development application required?
• Constructing a swimming pool
• Establishing a child care centre
• Register your development online with Telstra
• Section 101 Notice

POLITICAL DONATIONS AND GIFTS DISCLOSURE

As of 1 October 2008, state legislation now requires the public disclosure of donations or gifts when lodging or commenting on development proposals. This regulation is designed to improve the transparency of the planning system.

The law introduces disclosure requirements for individuals or entities with a relevant financial interest as part of the lodgement of:

• Various types of development proposals, or
  
• Requests to initiate environmental planning instruments or development control plans.

These disclosure requirements apply at the time of lodgement and during assessment of any planning applications to council or the NSW Government. Disclosure requirements also apply to individuals or entities lodging submissions in objection or support to the above types of proposals.

A person is required to disclose any reportable political donations and gifts (if any) made by any person with a financial interest in the application within the period commencing 2 years before the application is lodged and ending when the application is determined.

This includes;

• All reportable political donations made to any local councillor of the council
  
• All gifts made to any local councillor or employee of that council.

A reportable political donation made to a local councillor or any local council includes any donation made at the time the person was a candidate for election to the council.

A relevant public submission means a written submission made by a person objecting to or supporting a planning application or and any development that would be authorised by the granting of the application.

How and when to make a disclosure

If you are required to make a disclosure of a reportable political donation or gift under the EP&A Act, the disclosure is to be made:

• In, or in a statement accompanying, the relevant planning application or submission if the donation or gift is made before the application or submission is made, or
  
• If the donation or gift is made afterwards, in a statement of the person to whom the relevant planning application or submission was made within 7 days after the donation or gift is made.

Download a copy of the political donations and gifts disclosure statement

Note:

Reportable political donations include those of or above $1000. A gift includes a gift of money or the provision of any other valuable thing or service for no consideration or inadequate consideration.

Warning

A person is guilty of an offence under section 125 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in connection with the obligations under section 147 only if the person fails to make a disclosure of a political donation or gift in accordance with section 147 that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, was made and is required to be disclosed under section 147.

The maximum penalty for any such offence is the maximum penalty under Part 6 of the Election Funding and Disclosures Act 1981 for making a false statement in a declaration of disclosures lodged under that Part. Note: The maximum penalty is currently 200 penalty units (currently $22,000) or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

For further information, refer to the Department of Planning Circular PS 08_009, which is accessible at www.planning.nsw.gov.au

How to view the register of disclosures

Council maintains a register of reportable political donations and gifts.  Arrangements to view the register can be made by calling Council’s Public Officer, on 9821 9216.

When is a Development Application required? 

A Development Application is required to be lodged with Liverpool City Council if you intend to do any of the following:

• Erect a new building or structure,
• Erect a swimming pool, pergola, shed, tennis court, retaining wall, cubby house, or any other type of outbuilding,
• Demolish a building,
• Make alterations to, demolish or damage, either internally or externally a place that is a heritage item or item of heritage significance,
• Add to or alter an existing building,
• Subdivide land or a building into Torrens title, strata title or community title,
• Hold a festival, community event, or similar,
• Carry out a home business (e.g. hairdresser, accountant, clothes alterations, etc),
• Change the use of a building or premises to another use, or
• Carry out earthworks, filling or excavation of land.

There are some cases where a DA is not required within the Liverpool local government area. These types of applications are referred to as 'Exempt Development.'  SEPP (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, lists types of development that may be carried out as exempt development without the need for approval under the NSW planning system. 

The SEPP can be downloaded at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/housingcode. Furthermore, exempt development is also listed within Schedule 2 of the Liverpool LEP 2008. Should you have any questions about the information above, or if you are contemplating carrying out any development, including development that may possibly not require a development application, please contact Liverpool City Council's Customer Contact Centre on 1300 36 2170 and ask to speak to a Duty Officer.

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The Swimming Pools Act, 1992 and the Swimming Pools Regulation, 1998 apply to all swimming pools.  Council is responsible for administering the Swimming Pools Act, 1992 and regulations in this area.  Residents must notify Council of all swimming pools in the Liverpool local government area.  Residents must check with Council that their pool complies with the requirements of both Acts.

What is classified as a swimming pool?

The Swimming Pools Act, 1992 defines a pool as following:

"swimming pool" means an excavation, structure or vessel:

(a) that is capable of being filled with water to a depth of 300 millimetres or more, and

(b) that is solely or principally used, or that is designed, manufactured or adapted to be solely or principally used, for the purpose of swimming, wading, paddling or any other human aquatic activity, and includes a spa pool, but does not include a spa bath, anything that is situated within a bathroom or anything declared by the regulations not to be a swimming pool for the purposes of this Act.

Development Applications and Complying Development

A Development Application (DA) must be lodged with Liverpool City Council if you intend to erect a swimming pool. To arrange for a DA or Complying Development Certificate to erect a pool, contact Liverpool City Council's Customer Contact Centre on 1300 36 2170.

Alternatively, an application for a Complying Development Certificate (under SEPP Exempt and Complying Development Codes 2008), can be lodged with either Council or an accredited certifier.  The swimming pool must meet the standards outlined in the SEPP in order for it to be considered as complying development.

Swimming Pool Water Permits

A permit from Sydney Water is required to fill a new or renovated pool that holds more than 10,000 Litres.  This includes the filling of pools by residential customers, pool builders/renovators and non-residential pool owners.  Phone Sydney Water on 13 20 92 to apply for this permit or visit the following link Sydney Water.  A Sydney Water Swimming Pool Permit and Fact Sheet can be downloaded from under 'Further Information' below. 

Swimming Pool Safety and Compliance

• Residential swimming pool safety fact sheet
• Pool safety in your backyard fact sheet

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1. A licence is required to operate a child care centre.  The State Government is responsible for licensing child care centres under the Children (Care and Protection) Act, 1987.  The NSW Department of Community Services (DOCS) also has separate regulations that you must satisfy before establishing a child care centre.  Before contacting Council, you must contact DOCS to obtain a licence.  For a step by step guide to establishing a child care centre in NSW please visit the link to DOCS website under 'Other Websites' to the right of your screen.
   
2. Once you have obtained a licence and satisfied the criteria established by DOCS, to build/establish a child care centre, you will need to follow specific guidelines in the Child Care Centre Development Control Plan (DCP), please refer to:

Part 3.8 for Child Care within a Residential Zone

Part 4 for Child Care within the Liverpool City Centre

Part 6 for Child Care within a Business Zone

Part 7 for Child Care within an Industrial Zone

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Telstra have now developed a facility on their website for 'registration of developments.'  This facility will automatically generate a standard letter for developers which should satisfy Council conditions of consent.

Please click on the following link to register your development online.

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Advertised Development Applications 

The following applications have been made to Council seeking approval to the developments listed below.  Before Council makes any decision on the applications, comments are invited from the public. The development applications and plans may be inspected at Councils’ Customer Service Centre in the Liverpool Library.

To make comments on these proposed developments, write to Council before the exhibition closing date quoting Council’s reference.  If your comments are an objection then the reasons for the objection should be stated. The lodging of a submission is voluntary, however if you choose not to lodge a submission your views will not be taken into account in relation to the matter.  Any information you provide will be used by Council or its agents to process the application. Once lodged the information you provide can be accessed by you and may also be available to third parties in accordance with Council’s Access to Documents Policy.

The development applications and plans may be inspected at Council’s Customer Service Centre, located at Level 2, 33 Moore Street, Liverpool or the Customer Service Counter at 170 George Street, Liverpool.


DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

The following applications are on public exhibition from 16 May 2012 to 31 May 2012:

Proposal:   Demolishing of existing buildings and erection of a four storey residential flat building comprising of fifteen residential units and basement parking with vehicular access provided from Hillier Road. 
Applicant:  Australian Consulting Architects P/L
Property:   Cnr Lot D  DP 385460, 125 Memorial Avenue (corner of Hillier Road) Liverpool
Assessing Officer: Lina Kakish 9821 9293
Consent Authority: Liverpool City Council
Council Reference:  DA- 998/2012
Notification Plans     Statement Of Environmental Effects     Access Report     Road Traffic Noise Assessment     Design Verification Statement SEPP65     Heritage Impact Statement     Photomontage     Quantity Surveyor Report    Traffic Impact Assessment Report      Waste Management Plan     Landscape Plan     Stormwater Plans     Schedule Of External Colours/Finishes


Proposal:    Modification to Development Consent DA-1328/2003 pursuant to Section 96(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Modification includes; reduction in building height, modification to unit mix and layout, and reduction in carparking.
Applicant:  Mosca Pserras Architects Pty Ltd
Property:   Cnr Lot 3 DP 30366 , Lot 4 DP 30366, Lot 5 DP 30366,  87, 89 & 91 Campbell Street, (corner of Castlereagh Street) Liverpool
Assessing Officer: Lina Kakish 9821 9293
Consent Authority: Liverpool City Council
Council Reference:  DA- 1328/2003/C
Notification Plans     Statement Of Environmental Effects


The following application is on public exhibition from 16 May 2012 to 18 June 2012:

Proposal:   Modification Development Consent DA-410/2010 pursuant to Section 96(1A) of the Environmental Planning Assessment Act 1979. Modification seeks to amend car parking design and relocate car parking area.
Note: Development Application DA-410/2012 was Designated Integrated Development and the Joint Regional Planning Panel had the determining function. 
Applicant:  Kypter P/L
Property:   Lot 4 DP 24315, Lot 5 DP 24315,  65 & 75 Yarrawa Street, (and Illaroo Street) Prestons,
Assessing Officer: Peter Flynn 9821 9284
Consent Authority: Liverpool City Council
Council Reference:  DA- 410/2010/A
Notification Plans     Statement Of Environmental Effects      Carpark & Access Compliance Report     Environmental Noise Impact Report     Site Emergency Response Flood Plan


The following applications are on public exhibition from 9 May 2012 to 24 May 2012:

Proposal:  Alterations and additions to an existing residential aged care facility (Scalabrini Village) comprising the addition of 27 suites, ancillary facilities and associated carparking.
Applicant:     Byrnes PDM Pty Ltd
Property:   Lot 10   DP 801303, 199 Epsom Road, Chipping Norton 
Assessing Officer: Peter Flynn 9821 9284
Consent Authority: Liverpool City Council
Council Reference:  DA- 943/2012
Notification Plans     Statement Of Environmental Effects     Contamination Report     Schedule Of Colours     BCA Compliance Report     Flood Impact Assessment Report     Geotechnical Investigation     Mechanical Services Statement Of Compliance    QS Cost Estimate

Proposal:   Marina development comprising the following elements:
• Maritime Building including dry berth facility providing 250 berths for small craft, function centre and associated kiosks, tourist, entertainment, recreation and club facilities
• Wet berth facility for 186 small craft berths (including casual berths) including public recreational facilities, and associated works and infrastructure
• Construction of a private Marina Club House; and
• Construction of three car parks providing 489 carspaces.
Note: The proposal is identified as Designated Development, Nominated Integrated Development - Water Management Act 2000 (Department of Primary Industries - Office of Water) and Integrated Development - Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (Department of Environment and Heritage) and Fisheries Management Act 1994 (Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries). 
Applicant:  Benedict Industries Pty Ltd
Property:   Lot 7 DP 1065574, 146 Newbridge Road, Moorebank 
Assessing Officer:   Steven Chong 9821 9516
Consent Authority:   Liverpool City Council is the consent authority, and the Sydney West Joint Regional Planning Panel has the function of the determining authority.
Council Reference:  DA- 846/2012
Notification Plan      Clause 6C Certificate     Marina Environmental Impact Statement Master       Environmental Impact Statement App Vol 1      Environmental Impact Statement App Vol 2


The following application is on public exhibition from 2 May 2012  to 17 May 2012:

Proposal: Modification to Development Consent DA-424/2008 pursuant to Section 96(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Modification seeks to: construct the development over two stages, reduction in floor height and overall building height, alterations to floor layouts and alterations to building elevations
Applicant:      Mosca Pserras Architects Pty Ltd
Property:       Lot 100 DP 1143458, Lot 101 DP 1143458, 296 and 306 - 310 Macquarie Street (School of Arts) Liverpool
Assessing Officer: Maya Elnazer 9821 9267
Consent Authority: Liverpool City Council
Council Reference:  DA- 424/2008/A
Notification Plans        Statement Of Environmental Effects

Milan Marecic
Director City Planning

To make comments on these proposed developments, write to Council before the exhibition closing date quoting Council’s reference.  If your comments are an objection then the reasons for the objection should be stated.  The lodging of a submission is voluntary, however if you choose not to lodge a submission your views will not be taken into account in relation to the matter.  Any information you provide will be used by Council or its agents to process the application. Once lodged the information you provide can be accessed by you and may also be available to third parties in accordance with Council’s Access to Documents Policy.

As of 1 October 2008, state legislation now requires the public disclosure of donations or gifts when lodging or commenting on development proposals. This regulation is designed to improve the transparency of the planning system.

A person who makes a relevant public submission in relation to a planning application lodged with the Council must make a disclosure of any reportable political donation or gift made in the previous 2 years (and up to the time the matter is determined) to anyone by that person or any associate of that person including:

(i)  all reportable political donations made to any local councillor of the council

(ii) all gifts made to any local councillor or employee of that council.

A reportable political donation made to a local councillor or any local council includes any donation made at the time the person was a candidate for election to the council. A copy of the disclosure form can be downloaded here. 

Note:  Reportable political donations include those of or above $1000. A gift includes a gift of money or the provision of any other valuable thing or service for no consideration or inadequate consideration.