At the meeting Tuesday 24 October, Council adopted the Council-related Development Applications Policy (the Policy). View the Council Minutes (Item 12.3, page 20).

Northern Beaches Council operates as a consent authority and development regulator for most development within the Northern Beaches local government area. In some circumstances, Council is also the owner of land to which an application relates, is the applicant/developer, or has a commercial interest in the land. Where Council has this dual role, a potential conflict can arise between Council’s interest in the development and its duty as a regulator.

Recent amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation (EP&A Regs) 2021 required that NSW Councils implement a Conflict of Interest Policy for Council-related development.

In response to this statutory requirement, Council, at it's meeting on 28 March 2023, adopted a policy that is in line with the ‘Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest Guidelines’ issued by the Department of Planning and Environment. Council also resolved to seek community feedback on the adopted policy and report back.

We invited you to read the policy and provide feedback by completing the submission form, emailing us or writing to us.

All submissions in relation to the policy will be reported back to Council at a meeting to be confirmed.