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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

DEVELOPMENT OF LAND PROCESS

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL BUILDING APPROVAL PROCESS

Referral for comments

if required or publicparticipation exerciseif required

Applicant /

Architect

Consultant

Nausori Town

Council

DTCP

(if required)Ministry of Environment forEIA, CEMP & OEMPCentral Board ofHealth for noxiousindustryDirector National

Roads

Details Plans after

Approval in

Principle

Applicant

Minister

Disallo Allow

If further

informatio

n or plan

amendme

nt

Assess inrelation to TPAct GeneralProvisions &comments

Consented to

in principle

subject to

condition (if

Consented to

subject to

conditions (for

detail plans or

refused)

NOTES:Timelines for Department Town & Country Planning Processing.

1. If outline building application is first submitted and EIA/CEMP & OEMP/Traffic Management Plan etc required 6 8+ weeks

2. If detail application submitted and EIA/CEMP/OEMP and any other relevant comment sought required6 8+ weeks

3. Time lapse between approval in principle ad submission of detail plans & EIA, CEMP, OEMP etc3 6+ months

4. For detail plans submitted with EIA/CEMP/OEMP etc after approval in principle granted


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REZONING PROCESS

FORWARD PLANNING:(a)Approved Town Planning Scheme Amendment (Rezoning)

(a) Approved Town Planning Scheme Amendment (Rezoning)

Ap

Decisionconveyed Ministers decision conveyed

ApplicantApplication forRezoning by Director Town &Country Planning

Provisional Approval by DTCP

and Suspension of the subjectsite from the Approved Scheme

Public Notification in

gazette and newspaper

One (1) month objection

Final Approval

by DTCPAppeal to Minister

under Section 5(2)

(d) and he decides;

Public Notification in

gazette consecutive

Submission of objection(s)

and consideration by

DTCP; public hearing

convened if required &

Objector/local authority

Notes:

(a) The average timeline to complete the process is 2-3 months if there is no further consultation.

(b) The process will exceed the average timeline if consultation with other authorities is done and if the

public notification is delayed because of late payment of advertising charges by an applicant.


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SUB-DIVISION OF LAND PROCESS

SUBDIVISION OF LAND APPLICATIONS UNDER SUBDIVISION LAND ACT CAP 140A) Subdivision of a Scheme Plan to Approval of Survey Plan

If required

If appeal allowed application

resubmitted to DTCP

NOTES:

Application(SchemePlan byapplicantor

DTCP Consultation forcomments

Local AuthorityMunicipal/ Rural Local

Authority

Director National RoadsDept. Water & SewerageDept of EnvironmentCentral Board of HealthMin of Agriculture-LandUseFiji Sugar Ind TribunalFiji Sugar CorporationLand & Water ResourceNative Land Trust BoardLands DepartmentAirports Fiji Ltd (AFL)Dept of Mineral

Titles issued by Registraof Titles/leases by land-

lords- NLTB/DoL/HA etc

Appeal toMinister

(Ifapplicantdecides to

Minister

decides:

Decision Approved subjectto conditions or

Engineering Plans(EP) by Consultantif required

EP approvedsubject to conditionphysical &construction workscommence and

Survey Plan (SP) byReg. Surveyor

Dept. of LandComputation Office

Director of Landsapproves SP

Timeline for the various stages of the process1. Receive, register and referral of application to Local Authority & other agencies

5 10 days2. Comments from local authority/other ministries/dept and agencies

30 60+ days3. Decision on application b DTCP (depending on scale of subdivision) after comments received

2 5 days4. Submission of Engineering Plans after Scheme Plan s approved

1 6+ months5. Comments sought from local authority /PWD DNR & Dept Water & Sewerage

30 60+ da s


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