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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987 - SECT 96A Application for permit when amendment requested

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987 - SECT 96A

Application for permit when amendment requested

S. 96A(1) substituted by No. 100/2000 s. 13(1).

    (1)     A person who requests a planning authority to prepare an amendment to a planning scheme may also apply to the planning authority for—

        (a)     a permit for any purpose for which the planning scheme as amended by the proposed amendment would require a permit to be obtained; or

        (b)     if the amendment provides for the removal or variation of a registered restrictive covenant, a permit for a use or development which would, if the restrictive covenant were not removed or varied, result in a breach of that registered restrictive covenant.

    (2)     The planning authority may agree to consider the application for the permit concurrently with the preparation of the proposed amendment.

    (3)     An application may be made for a permit under this section even if it could not be granted under the existing planning scheme.

    (4)     The application for the permit must—

S. 96A(4)(aa) inserted by No. 40/2014 s. 34(1).

        (aa)     if the permit is required to undertake development, state the estimated cost of the development for which the permit is required; and

        (a)     be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and

S. 96A(4)(b) amended by No. 100/2000 s. 13(2).

        (b)     be accompanied by the information required by the planning scheme; and

S. 96A(4)(c) inserted by No. 100/2000 s. 13(2).

        (c)     if the land is burdened by a registered restrictive covenant, be accompanied by a copy of the covenant; and

S. 96A(4)(d) inserted by No. 100/2000 s. 13(2).

        (d)     if the application is for a permit to allow the removal or variation of a registered restrictive covenant or if the grant of the permit would authorise anything which would result in a breach of a registered restrictive covenant, be accompanied by—

              (i)     information clearly identifying each allotment or lot benefited by the registered restrictive covenant; and

              (ii)     any other information that is required by the regulations.

S. 96A(4A) inserted by No. 40/2014 s. 34(2).

    (4A)     If the application for the permit is a leviable planning permit application, the applicant must, at the same time as making the application, give the planning authority a current levy certificate in respect of the development for which the permit is required that states an estimated cost of the development that is equal to or greater than the estimated cost of the development stated in the application.

S. 96A(4B) inserted by No. 40/2014 s. 34(2).

    (4B)     If an applicant fails to comply with subsection (4A), the application for the permit is void.

    (5)     An application cannot be made under this section after the notice of the proposed amendment to the planning scheme has been given under section 19.

S. 96A(6) amended by No. 81/2004 s. 36(a).

    (6)     Sections 48, 49, 50 and 50A apply to an application under this section as if—

        (a)     it were an application under Division 1; and

S. 96A(6)(b) amended by No. 81/2004 s. 36(b).

        (b)     in sections 50 and 50A a reference—

              (i)     to the responsible authority were a reference to the planning authority; and

              (ii)     to section 52 were a reference to section 96C(1).

S. 96B inserted by No. 77/1996 s. 14.