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SHORT COURSE

Development Assessment

$2,990.00

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DURATION

5 wks

COMMITMENT

5 wks 5 x 8 hrs

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Development assessment is one of the most high profile activities in local government – and one of the most resource-heavy. This development assessment course explores assessment, urban design and the role of planning law in order to develop essential knowledge and skills.

About this course

If you’re new to the industry, or an engineer, building surveyor or environmental officer who work with planners and seeks a deeper understanding of the planning system, this course is for you. Get essential knowledge and skills for effective practice. Learn to balance planning law with local strategic outcomes.

Course structure

The following content will be covered during this course:

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.

Session 3

  • Development assessment practice
  • Professional practice
  • Community planning.

Session 4

  • Development assessment field trip and practice case studies.

Session 5

  • Decision-making and appeal systems

-  Land and Environment Court

-  Panel report workshop

  • Avoiding the courts
  • Key court judgment: planning principles
  • Facilitation skills for the DA Planner.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Articulate the legal frameworks in which planning decisions are made and their impacts, history of strategic planning, development and subdivision law in NSW as well as national and international law
  • Analyse planning instruments such as development control policies, LEP’s and DCP’s, merits based
  • Prescriptive codes and assessment and the outcomes delivered
  • Apply the application and approvals process from pre-lodgement to post approval stage
  • Evaluate merit assessment, heads of consideration, determining key issues and impacts, stakeholder views, weighting key issues, public domain works, applying conditions of consent utilising key examples and worked case studies, considering conflict resolution and negotiation skills
  • Analyse sources of conflict, approaches for dispute resolution, the role of the Land and Environment Court including procedures, planning principles and case law.

Price 

Full price: $2,875 (GST-free)*

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

Delivery style

This short course will be delivered as an interactive workshop consisting of an instructor-led lecture, group and individual activities. This approach allows participants to work through concepts introduced by the trainer in an application-focused teaching environment. Participants will challenge their understanding of the concepts and consider their application once back in their individual workplace.

On day 4, participants will be accompanied by our presenter(s) on a site visit, with location details to be provided in the lead up to the course commencement.

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.

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for individuals working in the building industry and in development assessments, including (but not limited to):

  • Architects
  • Local government officers
  • Planners
  • Building surveyors
  • Environmental officers
  • Engineers.
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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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