Source Documents
Key source documents for DPA-14, including the official consultation page, published background reports, accountability sources and case-study material.
Why source documents matter
Source documents matter because they let readers check the basis for key claims. This page links to the main documents currently available for DPA-14 and related accountability/case-study material.
Some important issues raised on this site — including odour, waterway risk, bushfire and health impacts — do not appear to have standalone public reports in the DPA-14 document package. Where a document does not appear to be available, this page says so rather than creating a placeholder link.
Official consultation and submission (comment period closed)
The ACT Planning comment period for DPA-14 has ended. These links are kept for reference to the official consultation material and the written-comment channel that was used while it was open.
ACT Government — official consultation
- ACT Planning — DPA-14 consultation page— this is also the source for the dates below.
- ACT Government SmartForm — submit a written comment on a Territory Plan amendment(reference only — the comment period has closed)
The formal DPA-14 consultation period closed on 20 July 2026. ACT Planning accepted late comments until 3 August 2026. This period has now ended.
Participate: ACT Legislative Assembly petition (open)
A separate ACT Legislative Assembly e-petition remains open for DPA-14. This petition is not part of the ACT Planning consultation process — it is a separate way to ask elected representatives to respond to community concern.
ACT Legislative Assembly — petition
The petition remains open and closes on 14 September 2026. See Take Action for how the (now closed) ACT Planning comment process and the petition differ.
DPA-14 primary documents
These are the main DPA-14 documents published by ACT Planning.
ACT Government — DPA-14 primary documents
Background and earlier planning context
These documents provide earlier background relevant to DPA-14, including West Belconnen development studies, Western Edge investigation reports and the earlier DA 202240118. See the Background Timeline page for how these sources fit together chronologically.
Background and earlier planning context
- A T Adams Consulting — West Belconnen Project: Environment Protection Matters Summary Report (9 April 2015)
- ACT Government — Western Edge Investigation Area: Preliminary Air Quality Assessment, August 2020
- ACT Government — Western Edge Investigation Area: Strategic Bushfire Assessment, October 2023
- ACT Planning — Western Edge Investigation page
- DPA-14 consultation document
- DPA-14 supporting report
- DA 202240118 reconsideration material
- GHD — West Belconnen Waste Management Strategy
Supporting reports and background papers
These documents are listed by ACT Planning as background papers for DPA-14.
ACT Government — background papers
Evidence areas where standalone public reports do not appear to be listed
The ACT Planning DPA-14 document list does not appear to include standalone reports for the following issues. That does not prove the issues were not considered somewhere else, but it does mean residents may need to ask where the evidence is located.
Possible evidence gaps
- Odour, air quality and health impact assessment
- Stormwater, leachate or waterway risk assessment
- Bushfire or emergency management assessment
- Cumulative impact assessment for possible staged intensification or co-location
See the Evidence Gaps page for the questions these missing or unclear documents raise.
Accountability and case-study sources
These sources are not DPA-14 approval documents. They are included because they help explain relevant governance, odour, health, monitoring and enforcement issues.
Accountability and case-study sources
- ACT Auditor-General — Changes to the Territory Plan requirements for the Phillip pool, Report No. 7/2026
- Queensland Health — Swanbank Public Health Inquiry
- Queensland Health — Final report: Public Health Inquiry into odour issues at the Swanbank and New Chum industrial areas
- Queensland Government — Swanbank and New Chum community questions and odour management updates
See the Auditor-General Lessons page and the Case Studies page.
Planning framework
These links provide broader planning context. They are useful for understanding the process, but they are not a substitute for reading the DPA-14 documents.
Planning framework
Found a broken or outdated link?
ACT Government webpages and document URLs can change. If a link does not work, search the ACT Planning website for the document title, or contact us so the link can be checked.