The City's consultation policy explains that submissions must be written, should raise valid planning considerations and are assessed for their issues rather than as a referendum.
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The Scheme makes local amenity and submissions relevant
Local Planning Scheme No. 3 tells the City to consider preservation of local amenity and relevant submissions received on the application.
What this does not prove: This note records two listed assessment matters. It does not determine the weight the City will give either matter.
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Policy 6.18 gives different consultation periods for standard and complex applications
Policy 6.18 lists 14 days for a standard application and 28 days for a complex application, unless a longer period is agreed.
What this does not prove: This note does not determine how the City classified DA26/1308 or whether another legal requirement changes the period.
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The consultation policy counts some responses from one address separately
The City's consultation policy says responses from the same address are counted individually when signed by different people, unless their content is considered identical.
What this does not prove: The policy does not guarantee that a large number of submissions will determine the outcome.
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Development-application submissions must be written
The consultation policy says phone calls, in-person comments and social-media comments are not development-application submissions. It says the City will consider written submissions received during consultation that raise valid planning considerations.
What this does not prove: This note only records what the policy treats as a submission.
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The consultation policy excludes property-value and construction-work claims
The consultation policy lists planning rules and matters requiring planning judgment as valid topics. It lists perceived property-value loss and construction-work impacts as non-valid considerations for this assessment.
What this does not prove: This note records the policy's submission categories. It does not make a broader statement about other laws or processes.
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Submission numbers are not treated as a referendum
Policy 6.18 says support and opposition counts are not a referendum. Submissions are used to identify planning issues that need consideration and a response.
What this does not prove: Numbers can show participation, but the policy says the issues raised are the focus of assessment.
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