Local Activity Approval (Section 68)

Local Activity Approvals are important approvals which Council regulate. They relate to certain kinds of development and the use of community land.

Section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993 specifies a range of activities where approvals are required to be obtained from Council. The activities are varied and include:

A Local Activity Approval may be required in addition to a Development Application. For example, where a dwelling will be assessed under the Development Application process, part of the approval may require a Local Activity Approval to also be assessed where the dwelling requires a septic tank system to be installed or wood heating will be the method of warming the house in winter.

In other instances, a Local Activity Approval may be lodged on its own. Examples include an event being held on community land, a mobile business trading from a public park or the street, or busking or theatre performance in a public place.

  • Install a manufactured home, moveable dwelling or associated structure on land
  • Carry out water supply work
  • Draw water from a council water supply or a standpipe or sell water so drawn
  • Install, alter, disconnect or remove a meter connected to a service pipe
  • Carry out sewerage work
  • Carry out stormwater drainage work
  • Connect a private drain or sewer with a public drain or sewer under the control of a council or with a drain or sewer which connects with such a public drain or sewer
  • For fee or reward, transport waste over or under a public place
  • Place waste in a public place
  • Place a waste storage container in a public place
  • Dispose of waste into a sewer of the council
  • Install, construct or alter a waste treatment device or a human waste storage facility or a drain connected to any such device or facility
  • Operate a system of sewage management
  • Engage in a trade or business
  • Direct or procure a theatrical, musical or other entertainment for the public
  • Construct a temporary enclosure for the purpose of entertainment
  • For fee or reward, play a musical instrument or sing
  • Set up, operate or use a loudspeaker or sound amplifying device
  • Deliver a public address or hold a religious service or public meeting
  • Swing or hoist goods across or over any part of a public road by means of a lift, hoist or tackle projecting over the footway
  • Expose or allow to be exposed (whether for sale or otherwise) any article in or on or so as to overhang any part of the road or outside a shop window or doorway abutting the road, or hang an article beneath an awning over the road
  • Operate a public car park
  • Operate a caravan park or camping ground
  • Operate a manufactured home estate
  • Install a domestic oil or solid fuel heating appliance, other than a portable appliance
  • Install or operate amusement devices
  • Use a standing vehicle or any article for the purpose of selling any article in a public place
  • Carry out an activity prescribed by the regulations or an activity of a class or description prescribed by the regulations

Download form

A Local Activity Approval form for Gilgandra Shire Council can be downloaded here. For more information please contact Council 02 6817 8800 and arrange an appointment with a staff member from the Planning & Environment Department.

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