Parramatta. Council improves DA processing

Parramatta City Council achieved a 65 per cent reduction in outstanding DAs over 80 days, a 49 per cent increase in the percentage of DAs determined within 40 days (net) and a 118 per cent increase in the percentage of DAs determined within 40 days (gross), according to council’s 2009/10 annual report issued in December. Council made significant improvement in DA processing times, with a 22 per cent improvement in net mean processing times and a 36 per cent improvement in gross mean processing time over the previous year.