Course structure
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 development assessment 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 delivery as an advanced course for senior development assessment and planning officials and customised for in-house training for organisations.
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.
Learning outcomes
- 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).
Price
Full price: $2,990 (GST-free)*
*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Delivery style
This development assessment course will be offered in a mixed mode format consisting of online delivery via a live zoom video 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 video 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 and/or delivered in-house. Find out more.
Enrolment conditions
COVID-19 information
UTS is undertaking a number of social distancing initiatives, as informed by NSW Health advice, to help reduce social interactions in support of the government’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. As part of this response, some of our short courses may be postponed to a later date.
Please note however, bookings are open for all courses offered by the Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG). If a course needs to be postponed, participants will have the chance to transfer to a later date, a new course or request a full refund. IPPG will also be offering a range of online or blended learning options facilitated via zoom video conferencing. If you have any questions in the interim, please do not hesitate to contact our team at ippg.learning@uts.edu.au.
