Parramatta. Motion to expand DA period

Cr Paul Garrard, proposes to present a Notice of Motion at Parramatta City Council’s March 23 meeting, which seeks to extend development approvals for an extra 12-month period, up to a maximum of 5 years. “While Parramatta is holding up better then many other areas (in the current economic meltdown), promoting the idea of lengthening DA approvals will effectively give more time to applicants to weather the economic storm and at the same time allow more flexibility for millions of dollars of construction work to begin within the next two years," he said on the Woodville Independents website. “This will result in millions of dollar being injected into the local economy, which would have been other wise lost.”