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SHORT COURSE

Development Assessment

$3,245.00

START DATE

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MODE

Mixed (online and in-person)

DURATION

5 wks

COMMITMENT

5 x 8 hrs

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This short course outlines the basic building blocks of the development assessment process and the planning principles that underpin good practice.

About this course

Development assessment is one of the most high-profile and resource-heavy activities in the local government sector. This short course will equip you with a fundamental understanding of the development assessment process and related planning principles.

During this Development Assessment course you’ll also learn to balance planning law and policy considerations with local strategic planning and urban design outcomes – essential knowledge and skills for effective professional practice.

Key benefits of this course

By the completion of this course you should:

  • Understand how the NSW strategic planning and development assessment systems operate
  • Understand the significance of the legal frameworks on which planning is based
  • Be equipped to analyse planning instruments such Local Environmental Plans (LEP) and State Environmental Planning (SEP) Policies, and the accompanying development control plans
  • Understand how development applications (DAs) are processed, including legal requirements, determining key issues and impacts, stakeholder views, weighting of issues and applying conditions of consent
  • Be aware of key examples and worked case studies, considering assessment matters, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
  • Understand the sources of conflict, approaches for dispute resolution; and the role of the Land and Environment Court (including procedures, planning principles and case law).

Digital badge and certificate

A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.

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Course outline

Designed for planning professionals, such as engineers, building surveyors, planners and environmental officers who work with urban planners as well as support staff and those relatively new to the field of development assessment, this course outlines the basic building blocks of development assessment process and the planning principles the underpin good practice.

Designed to complement experience at work and on-the-job training, this course provides essential knowledge and skills for effective professional practice, balancing planning law and policy with local strategic planning and urban design outcomes.

This course can be delivered as an advanced course for senior development assessment and planning officials and can be customised for in-house training for your organisation.

Session 1

  • Introduction to development assessment
  • The role of the Development Assessment (DA) Planner
  • Strategic framework, state and regional planning
  • Local environmental planning in NSW
  • Local environmental plans and development control plans.

Session 2

  • Development assessment fundamentals
  • The development assessment framework
  • Steps in the development assessment process
  • Case studies of the range of development types and scales.

Session 3

  • Development assessment (DA) in practice
  • Professional practice
  • Specialist input to the DA process
  • Assessment and weighing decisions.

Session 4

  • Development assessment field trip and best practice case studies/workshop
  • Urban design basics.

Session 5

  • Decision-making and Appeal Systems

-  Land and Environment Court

-  How planning panels operate: panel report workshop.

Price 

Full price: $3,245 (GST-free)*

 10% discount for UTS Students and UTS Alumni  

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase. 

Delivery style

This course will be offered in a mixed mode format consisting of online delivery via a live Zoom link and face-to-face teaching on UTS campus. Location details and teaching materials will be made available to participants prior to the course.

Block one will be offered online via a live Zoom link and block two will be delivered face-to-face on UTS campus. On day four, participants will be accompanied by our presenter(s) on a site visit. Location details will be released in the lead up to the commencement date.

In-house training solutions

This development assessment course can also be customised or delivered in-house.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

COVID-19 response 

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Contact us

For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au 

If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please email ippg.learning@uts.edu.au

Who is this course for?

The course has been designed for planning professionals who are looking to further develop their knowledge of the development assessment process including, but not limited to engineers, building surveyors, planners, support staff and those relatively new to the field of development assessment.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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