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#### 24 Content of development applications
24 Content of development applications
> > (1) A development application must—
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> > > (a) be in the approved form, and
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> > > (b) contain all the information and documents required by—
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> > > > (i) the approved form, and
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> > > > (ii) the Act or this Regulation, and
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> > > Example—
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> > > The Act, section 4.12(8) requires a development application for State significant development or designated development to be accompanied by an environmental impact statement.
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> > > (c) be submitted on the NSW planning portal.
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> > (2) The fees payable for a development application are specified in Schedule 4 and determined in accordance with Part 13, including additional fees for integrated development, development requiring concurrence and designated development.
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> > (3) A development application is lodged—
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> > > (a) on the day on which the fees payable for the development application under this Regulation are paid, or
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> > > (b) if the applicant is notified under Part 13 that no fee is required—on the day the applicant submitted the application on the NSW planning portal.
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> > (4) The applicant must be notified through the NSW planning portal that the development application has been lodged.
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> > (5) If the council is not the consent authority, the consent authority must give the council a copy of—
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> > > (a) the development application, and
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> > > (b) for designated development—the environmental impact statement.