Referrals

Under certain planning requirements, applications may be referred to other authorities. This may be a result of additional approvals being required – the process identified as integrated development in Section 5.1.3, or where certain actions
trigger an assessment by those authorities. Examples include traffic-generating development, water licencing or an environment protection licence. Referral authorities will have a period in which they must respond.

For integrated developments, additional fees must be paid through the NSW Planning Portal. Authorities assessing the development have an additional 21 days following the completion of the public submission period (Section 6.4) to provide
their general terms of approval (the GTAs). If the GTAs are not provided within 21 days, the determining authority may make its decision without the response. Where GTAs are provided, the determining authority must approve the application.