Effective 31 July 2020, a new planning system – PlanSA – applies across South Australia’s outback and rural areas. PlanSA includes the new Planning and Design Code and associated ePlanning platform for South Australia, replacing hard copy council development plans and the manual processing of development applications.
This means that Council is no longer able to accept development applications submitted using the current Kingston District Council Development Application Form under the 1993 Development Act and 2008 Planning Regulations.
Instead, the new planning system facilitates online lodgement for development applications. You can now submit and track your application online at www.plan.sa.gov.au. To use the PlanSA lodgement system, you will first need to register for an online account: https://plan.sa.gov.au/development_applications/lodge_an_application/create_an_online_account.
If you are still wanting to lodge your development application by email, post or in person, an additional $80 processing fee will be charged for uploading the development application into the planning system on your behalf. If you are lodging by email, post or in person at the Council Office, you will also need to download and print the statutory forms from PlanSA and complete them as an attachment to your application. All forms are available at https://plan.sa.gov.au/resources/forms.
If you require assistance specific to the online lodgement of development applications, please visit www.plan.sa.gov.au, email DPTI.PlanSA@sa.gov.au or call the PlanSA Service Desk on 1800 752 664.
If you have enquiries or are seeking advice regarding planning or building within Kingston District Council area, please continue to contact our Development Team on 8767 2033 or email info@kingstondc.sa.gov.au
Thank you for your patience as we continue to update our website to reflect the new Planning and Design Code and associated ePlanning platform for South Australia.
Video Tutorials from DPTI
- Lodging Applications through the DA Portal
- Track a Development Application
- Fee Payments
- Respond to Referral
Flyer from DPTI
Following the recent launch of the new planning system in rural areas under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (PDI Act), the Kingston District Council, Tatiara District Council and Naracoorte Lucindale Council have constituted the Northern Limestone Coast Regional Assessment Panel (RAP).
Operating under the new planning system and the PDI Act, the RAP is responsible for assessing a range of development applications in the areas of the member councils. The panel will consist of up to five members – one member of the panel will be an Elected Member from one of the member Councils and the other four must be accredited professionals – planning level 2 under PlanSA’s Accredited Professionals Scheme. One of the accredited professionals will be appointed to the position of presiding member of the RAP.
The Northern Limestone Coast RAP replaces the Council Assessment Panel for each Council and will enable a more consistent approach to planning across the three Council areas, as well as creating opportunities for resource sharing and providing greater efficiency in the assessment process for planning applications.
How the Planning and Design Code applies to developing a property
Ways to lodge your application for approval
Development Application Checklist
New Fees and Charges at a Glance
Assessment timeframes in the new planning system
What are the assessment pathways in the Planning and Design Code
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