Landscape management and protection


End of year submission cut off dates for 2026

We would like to provide the following advice to assist you in managing your lodgements and obtaining an outcome or certificate before the Christmas shutdown period, as outlined in the email to the industry issued on Thursday 8 October 2026:

  • Design Review (DR), Operational Acceptance (OA), Soft Landscape Consolidation Commencement (SLCC), Soft Landscape Handover (SLH) and Final Acceptance (FA) submissions should be lodged via ProjectWise prior to COB Friday 20 November 2026.
  • Operational Acceptance (OA) submissions* which include playgrounds, barbeques, bins, bubblers, and other contract / programmed maintenance items should be lodged via ProjectWise by COB Friday 6 November 2026.
  • Soft Landscape Handover (SLH) submissions* which include areas of open space, playgrounds, playing fields or irrigation should be lodged via ProjectWise by COB Friday 6 November 2026.
  • Development Application (DA) and Building Applications (BA) for Driveway, Stormwater and LMPP can be lodged via eDevelopment / smart form at any time. However, responses and timeframes will be paused between Monday 21 December 2026 to Sunday 10 January 2027**.

*The above scheduling is to ensure the sufficient time to arrange the inclusion of these elements on the maintenance programme of CED and their contractors.

**This is to align with Section 192 of the Planning Act 2023. Under Section 192 a ‘working day’ is any day that’s not a Saturday or Sunday, public holiday or between 20 December and 10 January (inclusive).

Please note we will make every effort to meet the target dates, however this may be subject to the volume of submissions received (particularly in the 2 weeks prior to Christmas shutdown) and the resource capacity availability. We will notify you accordingly and appreciate your support should we not be able to meet the targets.

A Landscape Management and Protection Plan shows the protection and management of the Territory’s assets on the verge during construction works. Assets typically include trees, grass, footpaths, kerb and gutter, public lighting, stormwater sumps etc.

It is important that a Landscape Management and Protection Plan is prepared in accordance with Reference Document 4 (PDF 117KB), and Landscape Management and Protection Plan Advisory Note (PDF 290KB). These documents are intended to ensure the safety of the public and protection of Territory assets during construction works.

Application forms

When a Landscape Management and Protection Plan is required as a part of a Development Application or Design Acceptance submission it must be submitted together with the submission documents.

When a Landscape Management and Protection Plan is required for building application (driveways, stormwater easements and waste and recycling management assessments) it must be submitted at the same time and lodged via the approval form.

When submitting the Landscape Management and Protection Plan you must attach the following documents:

For Early Works Submissions, please visit the Early works page for more information.

Landscape management and protection plan

Before you start construction activity you are required to submit a plan showing how you are going to protect Territories assets in the proximity of the construction activity relating to your development.

The Landscape Management and Protection Plan must include the following:

The Landscape Management and Protection Plan must meet the following requirements:

For information on what needs to be included in the plans, please view the sample site plan (PDF 1,137KB).

Dilapidation report

The dilapidation report must show infrastructure and services within the area of the project including adjacent open space, that may be affected by construction activities such as parking, unloading and delivery of materials and heavy machinery.

The report is to contain map of the area cross referenced with close up photos of identified defects.

For information on what needs to be included in the report, please view the nature strip page.

Demolition waste management plans are required to be submitted to the building certifier under the Building Act 2004 and must form part of the building approval:

Section 26 (2) (c)

When an application for building approval is submitted to the building certifier, it must be accompanied by a waste management plan if the work involves demolition of a building or alteration of a BCA class 3 – 9 building.

Section 29 (4)

If a waste management plan is required to accompany the application, it must list the demolition material and state the material will be disposed of, if practicable, at a recycling facility.

Dictionary

waste management plan, in relation to building work that involves the demolition or alteration of a building, means information that includes—
(a) the extent of work to be undertaken; and
(b) the nature and amount of waste that will be generated; and
(c) the place to which each kind of waste will be taken by the builder, or the builder’s agent, for reuse, recycling or disposal; and
(d) any other information prescribed under the regulations.

While the waste management plan is to accompany the building approval registration, regardless of whether the building certifier stamps the plan, the building certifier is not approving the plan itself.

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Last updated 16 Jul 2026

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