Planning

A reinvigorated vibrant town centre, 2000 new homes, road upgrades and more public space form a 20-year vision to support the future growth of Frenchs Forest.

Up to 500 new jobs will be created in Blacktown thanks to the NSW Government paving the way for a new industrial precinct close to the future Western Sydney Airport.

South-west Sydney is set for a housing boost with rezonings in Glenfield, Leppington and Lowes Creek Maryland creating more than 16,000 homes.

Glenfield will soon be home to 43 hectares of new parkland, including walking and cycling bushland trials and playspaces, on the banks of the Georges River as part of a program to rejuvenate public space in Greater Sydney.

The new planning expert who will lead the taskforce aimed at combatting housing shortages and issues in regional areas has been announced today by the NSW Government.

Assessment times across NSW will be slashed by up to 30 days with all councils and government agencies now using the Planning Portal.

Assessment times for regionally significant development applications across Greater Sydney and beyond will be slashed by at least 25 per cent thanks to a $4.5 million pilot program unveiled by the NSW Government.

A new approach to considering the impacts of major projects on people will be adopted by the NSW Government, to ensure consistency and better outcomes for the community.

The planning system will be faster, easier to use and more transparent thanks to the delivery of a raft of new reforms aimed at improving the assessment of State significant projects.

It will now be easier for homeowners to rebuild or repair their homes after a natural disaster, following action taken by the NSW Government.

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is encouraging the community to have its say on a plan to construct a new commercial building above the future Crows Nest metro station.

The Waterloo Metro Quarter will get an injection of thousands of new jobs, as a result of changes approved by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.

More than 25,000 free trees will be given to households across Greater Sydney and another 20,000 trees planted by councils as part of a program to make our cities, towns and suburbs greener and more beautiful places to live.

A regional housing taskforce will be set up to combat supply shortage across NSW, while more than 18,000 new homes have been earmarked for immediate rezoning in Sydney’s south-west as the NSW Government takes charge to boost much-needed housing supply.

One of the most picturesque parks on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour is now entirely public space after the remaining parcel of private land was bought by the NSW Government.