Statement of Environmental Effects

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What is a Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE)?

A Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) is report that describes the likely impacts of the proposed development, including environmental impacts on both the natural and built environments, and social and economic impacts in the locality, particular to your site.

A Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) is a required document when lodging a Development Application (DA) to Council and allows Council to consider the matters of your Development required by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The Statement of Environmental Effects does not constitute an approval for development and does not override Councils opinion or determination.

A Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) includes:

(a) the provisions of
(i) any environmental planning instrument, and
(ii) any proposed instrument that is or has been the subject of public consultation under this Act and that has been notified to the consent authority (unless the Planning Secretary has notified the consent authority that the making of the proposed instrument has been deferred indefinitely or has not been approved), and
(iii) any development control plan, and
(iiia) any planning agreement that has been entered into under section 7.4, or any draft planning agreement that a developer has offered to enter into under section 7.4, and
(iv) the regulations (to the extent that they prescribe matters for the purposes of this paragraph),
(v) (Repealed)
that apply to the land to which the development application relates,
(b) the likely impacts of that development, including environmental impacts on both the natural and built environments, and social and economic impacts in the locality,
(c) the suitability of the site for the development,
(d) any submissions made in accordance with this Act or the regulations,
(e) the public interest.

What do you need to prepare my Statement of Environmental Effects?

At a minimum, to prepare your Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) I need your:
Architectural Plans, Landscape plan and Stormwater Plan
10.7 Planning Certificate, Certificate of Title and details of any restrictions noted on the title
An other documents relating to your development (e.g. Bushfire, Flood, Biodiversity, Heritage)