Council Assessment Panel (CAP)

The Council Assessment Panel (CAP) meetings are held in the Council Administration building at 245 Sturt Road, Sturt.

Meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of every month (except in January, a meeting will be held on the third Wednesday of the month).

Meetings will ordinarily commence at 6.30pm at the Council’s administration building, 245 Sturt Road, Sturt.

The CAP considers a wide range of development applications, ensuring that new development proposals are consistent with the Council's Development Plan. The role of the CAP is to make decisions to either approve or refuse certain types of development applications.

Council’s Development Delegations Policy provides more detail on the role of the CAP and applications that they consider and determine.

The CAP is presented with a report on every application to be considered. Each report assesses the proposal against the provisions of the Development Plan and includes documentation from the applicant (or their consultant) and copies of representations lodged in respect to the application being considered. Those reports are available to view below under "Agendas and Minutes" on the Friday prior to the meeting.

In respect of any matter that is before the panel or likely to be considered by the panel, members of the Council Assessment Panel are not permitted to discuss, comment or express an opinion upon the merits of that matter with applicants, representors, members of the public or government agencies.

Members of the CAP are required to strictly adhere to the State Government's Code of Conduct. Any complaints regarding the conduct of a CAP member must be referred to the South Australian Planning Commission.