DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

Making a submission

Planning Public Notification

Public notification is required to be undertaken for impact assessable development applications

During the public notification period, the community can make submissions about a development application to the assessment manager (Cook Shire Council), who will consider the submission when making their decision.

Making a submission about a development application, simply means making comments on an application that is required by legislation to advertise and invite public comment on the development proposed.

Submissions are typically made to either express support for, or objection to, a development proposal. A submitter can also express support and concerns to particular aspects of a development proposal.

The submissions must be ‘properly made’.

A ‘properly made’ submission must:

• Be made to the assessment manager
• Be signed by each person who made the submission
• Be received by Cook Shire Council during the formal public notification period
• State the name and residential or business street address of each person who made the submission
• State one postal or electronic address for Council to send correspondence to
• State what aspects of the proposed development you support or oppose and why, using facts and circumstances

You may lodge a submission in one of the following ways:

E-mail: mail@cook.qld.gov.au
Post: PO Box 3, Cooktown Qld 4895
In-Person: drop your submission into Cook Shire Council Administration Office – 10 Furneaux Street, Cooktown 4895