Release notes

PlanSA's ePlanning platform is routinely updated to introduce new functionality, enhance the customer experience and address technical issues.

After each update, changes are documented as release notes and published on PlanSA.

PlanSA components

PlanSA's ePlanning platform is made up of different online components:

PlanSA is committed to ensuring its ePlanning system is responsive to the needs of its customers.

To view or to check on the status of a current enhancement project, visit the PlanSA system enhancements.

System updates are made fortnightly. After each update, system enhancements are documented as Release Notes and published on PlanSA.

Requests for system enhancements can be submitted to the PlanSA service desk via PlanSA@sa.gov.au.

2025

PlanSA portal

Features

Code amendment submission form

PlanSA is currently developing a new code amendment dashboard which will allow proponents to lodge and track the progress of code amendments. Changes to the Website Submission Form have been made to support the development of the dashboard.

The changes to the website provide a new user interface to submit a Proposal to Initiate a Code Amendment, including:

  • user validation functionality to verify submission details (to reduce spam and safeguard information)
  • detailed submission questions capturing detailed spatial information, related zoning and anticipated yield
  • connectivity with the Code Amendment Tracking System (CATS) currently under development.

The form to request a change to the code remains unchanged and can be found on the Code Amendment website page.

PowerBI

Fixes

PowerBI - Practice direction dashboard

The Practice Direction 9 table has been updated to include all inspections in the total count (except rectifications). This fixes an error where monthly totals were incorrect. The Building Works Inspected column in the Practice Direction 8 Table has been renamed to Building Work Completion Inspection.

DAP

Features

Custom contact email for building occupation/ completion

The Council/SPC user defined email address for building notifications will appear on the Decision Notification Form's Building Occupation/Completion section.

Rectification decision comment field visibility

The rectification decision comment detail is now visible on the Building Notification screen for the Relevant Authority and Accredited Professional (Building Certifier).

This enhancement improves the efficiency and accuracy of the rectification process by providing critical feedback to authorised personnel while maintaining confidentiality.

Building Notification enhancements

An email notification is sent to the applicant when building consent is granted and building indemnity insurance has not yet been provided. The email advises that indemnity insurance must be provided in DAP prior to the notice of building works commencing.

An applicant is required to enter a reason where they did not enter into a domestic work contract and are not exempt from holding insurance.

Planning consent “on hold” feature

The system now allows a Planning Consent to be placed on hold after the consultation process has closed.

Fixes

Development application – application contacts

Adding or modifying an application contact (i.e. applicant, primary contact, invoice contact, or land owner), changing the contact style (e.g. individual to business), or selecting contact style 'Council' no longer resets the selected contact type.

Development application – document date distributed

For contacts requiring postal correspondence. The entered ‘Date Distributed’ for a selected document is now saved when the document is updated.

Development application council contacts

When 'council' is an application contact (applicant, invoice contact, primary contact, or land owner) the contact's name field now displays the name of the council in the following places:

  • Submit Development Application pages - Applicants, Primary Contact, Invoice Contact and Land Owner
  • Application contacts
  • Current and new Beta dashboards for relevant authorities
  • DALite
  • DAP Reports
  • PlanSA Public Register

Edit consent elements – purpose of the development now available

When editing planning consent elements from the application summary page, the purpose of development checkbox is now available when council is the applicant and/or land owner.

Electronic lodgement fee – council development is not revenue raising

The Electronic Lodgement Fee (ELF) no longer automatically defaults for the second consent when the applicant and/or land owner is council and development is not revenue-raising as determined on assessing the first consent.

Withdraw application – referral body notified

The referral body is now informed when a development application with a state government agency agreement (pre-lodgement agreement) is withdrawn.

DAP

Feature

Construction Industry Training Fund (CITF) threshold change

Effective 1 January 2025 development approvals issues after this date, the CITF levy payable by the project owner is now calculated on the estimated project value of building or construction works greater than $100,000.

Development applications with a building consent under assessment on or after 1 January 2025 the new threshold (works greater than $100,000) applies. To ensure that applicants have easy access to necessary information and maintain compliance with CITF levy requirements, the following enhancements have been made.

  • During application submission the question “Has the CITF Levy been paid? “ shows for development elements that require building consent approval and the total development cost exceeds $100,000.
  • When the CITF Levy is not paid submitters are advised “The CITF receipt number is required by PlanSA for Building Consent Approval” including a link to Lodge or Pay a Levy | Levies | Construction Industry Training Board.
  • More CITF Levy information is now available via a link to the Leviable Work Reference Table | Construction Industry Training Board.
  • Development applications with a building consent under assessment on or after 1 January 2025 and the total development cost is under $100,000 the CITF levy question is now hidden.

Visit About Levies | Construction Industry Training Board for more information.

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