Can approved plans be corrected without lodging a new DA?
Yes, in some circumstances. A formal error in a Development Approval can be corrected by the Territory Planning Authority without lodging a new DA. If the proposed correction actually changes the approved development, however, an amendment to the existing Development Approval may be required.
Yes. You do not necessarily need to lodge an entirely new DA just to correct approved plans.
If there is simply a formal error in the Development Approval, the Territory Planning Authority has the power to correct it.
If you want to make an actual change to the design shown on the approved plans, the process depends on the change. Some minor changes do not require an amendment, but where the changed proposal is no longer covered by the existing approval, you generally need to apply to amend the existing DA approval rather than lodge a completely new DA.
Plans may also be changed where this is specifically required by a condition of approval and then submitted to the Authority for endorsement.
Reference: Planning ACT 2023 (A2023-18), Division 7.6.3 Reconsideration of Decisions on Development Applications - Planning Act 2023 | HTML view
Link on the answer: https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/View/a/2023-18/current/html/2023-18.html
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