CENTRAL Coast Council proposes to extend the former Wyong Council’s policy on development application determinations across the Central Coast.
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The former Gosford and Wyong councils had differing policies relating to their DA processes.
The new council last night set out an updated DA processing policy which will now go out for public comment.
Under the proposed policy, all DAs with more than 100 public submissions (not including petitions) will be reported to a council meeting for consideration unless the application is recommended for refusal or unless sufficient changes have been made to the proposal to adequately address issues raised by the community.
DAs with fewer than 100 public submissions could be determined by staff under delegated authority.
Council administrator Ian Reynolds can also call up a DA at any time for deliberation at a formal council meeting.
Any person making an objection to a DA will be advised of the decision whether the decision is made under delegated authority or by council.
“This is about adopting one uniform approach so the community is clear about the process,” Mr Reynolds said.
“I welcome comment from the community on this proposal to introduce uniform guidelines and indeed all development applications.”
