Planning & development

However, majority of applications that require both Planning Consent and Building Consent consist of:

1. Development application lodged
2. Relevant authority may ask for more information (RFI)
3. Referrals to agencies if required
4. Public notification, if required
5. Planning assessment
6. Planning decision
7. Appeals, if relevant
8. Building consent assessment
9. Building decision
10. Full development approval granted
11. Building work commences

Visit PlanSA’s stages and timeframes page for the full guide. 

Below is a visual timeframe of what a development application undergoes, from its lodgement on the PlanSA portal, to the assessment periods that apply.

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Download and save the Assessment Timeframe, for future reference, alternatively there is a multiple-page document available that simplifies the above diagrams.

View the simplified diagrams here(PDF, 105KB)

These diagrams are based on PlanSA’s diagram here – council have produced the above to ensure they are clear and easily understood.