Practice directions

The State Planning Commission issues practice directions to specify procedural requirements under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.


Instruments published on this part of the SA planning portal are certified by the Chief Executive under section 52(1) of the Act.

Practice Direction 1 – Environment and Food Production Areas – Greater Adelaide 2017

Rules for the division of land in the Environment and Food Production Areas of Greater Adelaide.

Practice Direction 2 – Preparation and Amendment of Designated Instruments

Rules for the consultation required to prepare or amend a designated instrument.

Practice Direction 3 – Notification of Performance Assessed Development Applications

Processes for public notification of performance assessed development applications.

Practice Direction 4 – Restricted Development

Rules for the assessment process for restricted development applications.

Practice Direction 5 – Appointment of Additional Members to an Assessment Panel

Rules for the appointment of additional expert members to an assessment panel.

Practice Direction 6 – Scheme to Avoid Conflicting Regimens

Rules to manage conflicting procedures that may arise with planning controls or the development assessment process.

Practice Direction 7 – Inspection Policy for Out of Council Areas

Rules for the inspection of new developments built in Out of Council areas.

Practice Direction 8 – Council Swimming Pool Safety Inspections

Requirements for the inspection of new swimming pool safety features to achieve compliance requirements.

Practice Direction 9 – Council Inspections

Requirements for inspection of developments by councils in their respective areas.

Practice Direction 10 – Staged Occupation of Multi-storey Buildings

Rules to ensure that staged occupation of multi-storey buildings takes place in a safe and coordinated manner.

Practice Direction 12 – Conditions

Rules for a relevant authority to impose conditions as part of a decision on a development application.

Practice Direction 13 – Notification of Crown and Essential Infrastructure Development Applications

Processes for public notification of Crown and essential infrastructure development applications.

Practice Direction 14 – Site Contamination Assessment

Part of a scheme that provides for requirements that apply to the assessment of potential site contamination.

Practice Direction 15 – Building Envelope Plans

Sets out matters related to the assessment, approval and publication of building envelope plans.

Practice Direction 16 – Urban Tree Canopy Off-set Scheme

The Urban Tree Canopy Off-set Scheme facilitates tree planting and the enhancement of tree canopy in metropolitan Adelaide.

Practice Direction 17 – Impact Assessed Development

Rules for the assessment process for impact assessed development applications.

Practice Direction 18 – Outline Consent

Circumstances under which an outline consent may be granted.

Practice Direction 19 – Minor Variations

Principles and documentation requirements for determining minor variations to development applications.