Approval Pathway Analysis (APA)

An APA is a planning report that must accompany all complying development certificate applications to a consent authority. The APA report assesses the compliance of the proposed development against the planning controls applicable to the site (under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the relevant State planning policies, the Local Environmental Plan, and the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes)2008, development standards. Other State Environmental Planning Policies that contain exempt and complying development may also require APA reports for proposal compliance.