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Development Application

Learn how we assess development applications.

Complying Development

We fast track applications for low-impact developments that meet certain criteria.

Pre-lodgement Meetings

Council’s Officers can provide advice on your development proposal and the approval process.

Electronic Application Requirements

Find out how to correctly format and send electronic files for your applications

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Willoughby City Council acknowledges the traditional inhabitants of the land on which we stand, the Aboriginal people, their spirits and ancestors. We acknowledge the vital contribution that Indigenous people and cultures have made and still make to the nation that we share, Australia.

Willoughby City Councillors voted to endorse the Uluru Statement From the Heart.

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