2023 Statement of Reasons

The reasons for the decision that Council has made on a particular development application are outlined on Council’s written decision notice. The decision notice must identify if the development application is approved, approved subject to conditions, if the development did not comply with any of the assessment benchmarks, the reasons why the application was approved despite the development not complying with any of the benchmarks or if the application was refused. The statement of reasons must identify the reasons for refusal where a development application has been refused.