Media Release - Warringah Council - Top Performer in DA Assessments

Warringah is one of two Sydney councils to process the average Development Application in less than 50 days and is one of the top 5 most improved councils.

 

The figures are in the State Government’s newly released Local Development Performance Monitoring: 2010-11.

 

Warringah Council has continually improved its processing time, from an average of 126 days in 2006-7 to 52 days in 2009-10. In 2010-2011, that number fell to 46 days.

This equates to a 63% reduction in DA processing time since 2006-7.

 “If you want a development to be assessed quickly and efficiently, come to Warringah,” said Warringah Council General Manager, Rik Hart.

“The report shows that Warringah Council processed an amazing $469 million worth of DAs in a year.

“In line with our focus on continual improvement, we’ve sliced our processing times by 11% in one year which is a mighty achievement,” he added.

Warringah Council determined 1,849 DAs worth $469 million in 2010-11, averaging 84 DAs per officer per year (an average value of works of $253,989 per DA).

 

MEAN GROSS DETERMINATION TIME FOR DA PROCESSING

Warringah:        46 days

Manly:              90 days

Pittwater:          93 days

(source: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=HlsxIz7S3l8%3d&tabid=74&language=en-AU_