Pre-DA Environmental Assessment
The Environment Division of Hornsby Shire Council can provide a Pre-Development Application Assessment to interested people prior to lodgement of a development application with Council’s Planning Division.
The areas covered by this assessment include:
- onsite sewage management, acoustic impacts, contaminated land, acid sulfate soil, air quality, erosion and sediment control plans, soil and water management plans, stormwater devices, urban streams/watercourses, aquatic impacts, food safety, public health, and microbial control;
- threatened species, significant vegetation, vegetation management plans and noxious weeds;
- tree assessment and landscape plans; and
- waste collection areas, waste management plans and pump-out issues associated with onsite sewage management.
Download an application form - Environmental Pre-Development Assessment Application Form - 227kb.
If you require further information regarding this service, please contact the Environment Division Customer Service Team on (02) 9847 6853.
Fees and charges
| Team | Fees and charges |
|---|---|
| Environmental Sustainability and Health | $110 - per hour (minimum of 1 hour) $55 pensioner discount |
| Bushland and Biodiversity | $110 – Per hour (minimum of 1 hour) $55 pensioner discount |
| Parks and Landscape | $110 – Per hour based on the assessment of 5 trees per hour (minimum of 1 hour) $55 pensioner discount |
| Waste Management | No charge |
