PlanSA portal
PlanSA is South Australia's online portal for lodging and tracking every development application under the PDI Act 2016. What it is, what routes through it.
Ask Chalkline about this →PlanSA is the South Australian government’s online portal for lodging and tracking development applications. Every development application in SA is lodged through PlanSA, which sits on top of the Development Application Processing (DAP) system (verified 2026-05-28, plan.sa.gov.au). The portal replaces the patchwork of council-by-council application systems that operated before the reforms under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.
What routes through it
PlanSA is the single intake point for:
- Planning consent, against the Planning and Design Code
- Building consent (building rules)
- Development approval combining the above
- Variations, extensions, and post-approval notifications
- Public consultation and submissions on relevant applications
The applicant (or their planner) lodges, the relevant authority assesses, and tracking and correspondence stay inside the portal so there is a single record of the file.
Why it matters
For a builder working in SA, PlanSA is where the development application process lives end-to-end. Three practical points:
- Single statewide system. A council-by-council workflow is no longer the path; the portal applies whether the work is in metro Adelaide or a regional council.
- Digital by design. The PDI Act supports electronic lodgement and assessment, with information filed and stored in DAP and accessed via PlanSA (verified 2026-05-28, plan.sa.gov.au building reforms).
- Service contact. The PlanSA Service Desk (1800 752 664, [email protected]) is the support line for portal issues, not for planning advice.
Also known as: PlanSA, SA planning portal, DAP portal.
Category: Planning / state portals (SA)
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Last updated: 2026-05-28. Verified: 2026-05-28. Quarterly review for currency.