Section 4.15 in 2026: how councils assess significant likely impacts
How NSW councils now assess a DA under section 4.15: significant likely impacts, conditions for minor impacts, Reg 65A and the 15 December 2026…
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Section 4.15 now says “significant likely impacts”: what changes for your DA
Since 15 December 2025, NSW councils assess the significant likely impacts of a DA under section 4.15. What that means for SEEs, objections, RFIs…
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Section 4.15 matters: how a council planner actually assesses your DA
Section 4.15 of the EP&A Act lists what a NSW council must consider on a DA. How a planner works through each matter and…
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Responding to a council request for information: a planner’s playbook
A council request for information stops the DA clock in NSW until you answer. How our Sydney planners triage an RFI and respond once,…
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