Find out how to obtain landowner's consent for development on Crown land in NSW, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
What is landowner's consent?
Landowner's consent is a legal requirement under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. If you want to develop on Crown land, you need permission from the landowner.
For Crown land, the Minister is the landowner, and Crown Lands can give this consent on behalf of the Minister.
Why is landowner's consent required?
You need landowner's consent to submit applications for development that is on or affects Crown land.
This includes development applications, complying development certificate applications, building information certificates and major project applications that require consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
The consent ensures that your proposal meets the management goals for Crown land, like protecting the environment and public use.