How to prepare a site plan
Set out by Schedule 8 of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure (General) Regulations 2017, all development applications require certain documentation to be submitted for the assessment to proceed. The level of documentation applicants need to submit on the PlanSA Development Application Processing pportal (DAP or the Portal), depends on the proposed development itself.
All applications require a site plan that demonstrates the location of the proposed development and its surrounds.
Site plans must:
- be drawn to scale (e.g. 1:100, 1:200), show all boundaries of the subject property and their dimensions;
- the location(s) of all existing buildings, trees, retaining walls, and other structures on the site; and
- the location of proposed development on subject property, including proposed boundary setbacks.
Council does not offer services to prepare site documentation. Applicants are recommended to contact a draftsperson or architect to prepare the necessary documentation on their behalf.
Examples of site documentation
The downloadable PDF below is a simple example of site documentation for regularly occurring applications. Note that this example is for viewing purposes only and should not be used in conjunction with any applications.
Example site documentation - shed (outbuilding)(PDF, 170KB)
Understanding construction documentation
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