The Development Act 1993 requires that no development can be undertaken unless it has the approval of the relevant authority, which in most cases is your local council. This means that any construction, alteration, addition to or demolition of a building or structure, a change in that current use of land or anything that modifies a designated heritage item constitutes development as defined in the Development Act 1993 and therefore requires formal development approval.
In April 2017 the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 came into operation. The Act is being implemented in stages, over a four year period. To keep up to date with the rollout, please visit the SA Planning Portal.
Please click relevant icon below for more information about the development you wish to undertake.
All forms, fact sheets and helpful guides are below the icons.
For more information, contact the Planning and Development Department on (08) 8555 7000 or email alex@alexandrina.sa.gov.au
To lodge a Development Application, please do so electronically via email - alex@alexandrina.sa.gov.au.
For larger files (exceeding 10MB) please upload your application and/or associated files here
To notify Council of a Development Stage, please use our Mandatory Notifications Form
To request preliminary advice prior to lodging a Development Application, please use our Preliminary Advice Form
Council's Development Application Register is available to view. The register is an up to date source of all development applications lodged with Council.