Amendments have been made to the Development Regulations 2008 made under the Development Act 1993, to ensure timely delivery of Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan projects.

The normal Development Approval process, previously requiring the input of several Government and or Local Government agencies, has been removed for projects funded by the Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan and will be managed by the Office of the Coordinator-General.

Any building development specifically approved by South Australia’s Coordinator-General, for the purposes of the Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan, will be exempt from the consultation and approval processes prescribed in the Development Act concerning requirements for planning rules consent.

State Heritage protections will remain in force and exemptions will not be available for any proposal that directly affect a State Heritage place, or materially affect the context within which a State Heritage place is situated.  If in need of Specialist Heritage Advisory Services, refer to the Department for Environment and Heritage website

Requirements for building rules consent will remain in place for all projects.

What do you need to know?

1. A separate checklist criteria has been developed for all Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan projects for schools, councils and social housing:

Checklist Criteria for School Projects

Checklist Criteria for Community Infrastructure Projects

Checklist Criteria for Social Housing Projects (1 to 2 Sroreys)

Checklist Criteria for Social Housing Project (Greater than 2 Storeys)

2. Applicants are required to indicate compliance with checklist criteria by ticking the box adjacent to each checklist criteria. 

3. Should an applicant meet all checklist requirements, no further assessment is necessary by the Office of Coordinator-General. 

4. Failure to meet the checklist requirements means that applications will require further assessment and may be delayed.

5. If an applicant cannot meet the criteria requirement, supporting commentary will be required to explain why the criteria are not met.

6. Applications can be sent electronically to Ben Scholes, Office of the Coordinator-General at benjamin.scholes@sa.gov.au or hard copy to GPO Box 1533, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001. If sending hard copy, only one copy is required.

For further information please contact Ben Scholes on (08) 8463 6231.