Two male building certifiers inspect a building site. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment / Christopher Walters

Compliance

The process for assessing and deciding developments and how they relate to your proposal.

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New apartment building. Canterbury, Sydney, NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment / Salty Dingo

Development assessment

The process for assessing and deciding developments and how they relate to your proposal.

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Planning approval pathways

There are 9 different planning approval pathways in NSW. The size and scale of the development will determine which of the assessment pathways is appropriate.

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Residential homes in Homebush, an Inner West suburb of Sydney NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment / Adam Hollingworth