There are a large number of metropolitan municipalities who have adopted the SDAPP program. Clicking on the council links will allow you to directly access each council's SDAPP information including their own technical resources and templates. Additional resources, templates and examples are available on the resources page. The early adopters of the program between 2005 and 2007 include:
Moreland City Council
City of Port Phillip
City of Darebin
Between 2007 and 2010, several new municipalities have adopted the program. These include;
Hobsons Bay Council
City of Yarra
Bayside City Council
Knox City Council
City of Kingston
A number of additional Councils are either trialling the program or are currently formalising it into their planning processes. These councils include;
Whitehorse City Council
City of Ballarat
City of Manningham
City of Stonnington
City of Greater Dandenong
Maribyrnong City Council
Moonee Valley City Council
Additional metro councils and some rural and regional councils are investigating the use of SDAPP in their municipality either through the SDAPP Rollout project. The growing list of councils who have adopted the program has created an expectation within the development industry that ESD information be provided and assessed as part of the planning process. Where information on ESD is provided, but no assessment framework is in place, adoption of the SDAPP program and employment of an ESD Officer will enable Council to provide a framework for assessing the information and working with applicants to improve sustainable design outcomes.
