A Development Assessment Panel (DAP) is an independent decision-making body comprised of technical experts and elected local government representatives.
Joint Development Assessment Panels (JDAPs) are established to service two or more local governments.
Under the DAP regulations, each DAP will determine certain development applications as if they were the responsible authority.
For example, if a DAP application is submitted to the Serpentine Jarrahdale Shire the application will be assessed against the Shire's town planning scheme, relevant planning policies and Metropolitan Regional Scheme (MRS) as per any other application submitted to that authority.
The DAP regulations state that DAP applications cannot be determined by local government or the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC).
The Serpentine Jarrahdale Shire is a part of the Metropolitan East JDAP which covers the following areas:
The public can attend DAP meetings, except meetings for applications to amend or cancel a DAP approval which are held between the DAP members by teleconference.
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When a DAP application is advertised under the local planning scheme and/or region schemes, submissions may be sent to local government. Submitters may also wish to be present at the DAP meeting.
Any submitter wishing to address the DAP meeting is to send a DAP Presentation Request form to the DAP Secretariat (at the Department of Planning) via email at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. The presentation request form is to be accompanied by a written document setting out the name of the person or representative of the group, the DAP application it relates to and the substance of the submission to the person or group proposes to make. All requests should be sent to the DAP Secretariat email address daps@planning.wa.gov.au.
The number of submissions that may be received at the meeting is at the discretion of the presiding member. The presiding member will approve or refuse the request and decide the order in which presentations may be made.
Please note that presentations are limited to a maximum of five minutes.