NSW alpine resorts are unique, high-country destinations located within Kosciuszko National Park – one of Australia’s top tourist destinations, welcoming around 3 million visitors each year.
Alpine resort areas offer year-round recreational opportunities. In winter, they are renowned for hosting snow-based recreation activities such as skiing and snowboarding, while in the warmer months invite hiking, mountain-biking and nature-based tourism.
These locations play a vital role in supporting regional communities and contribute significantly to the state's social and economic well-being.
NSW Alpine Region
The Alpine Region map (PDF, 227 KB) shows the following sub-regions in Kosciuszko National Park:
- Blue Cow Terminal
- Bullocks Flat Terminal
- Charlotte Pass Alpine Resort
- Creel Bay Alpine Accommodation
- Kosciuszko Tourist Park Alpine Accommodation
- Mount Selwyn Alpine Resort
- Perisher Range Alpine Resort
- Selwyn Snow Resort
- Ski Rider Alpine Accommodation
- Sponars Chalet Alpine Accommodation
- Thredbo Alpine Resort
- Thredbo Ranger Station Alpine Accommodation.
Planning for NSW alpine resorts
In the Alpine Region, the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure works to protect and enhance the resorts by ensuring development in the resort areas is ecologically sustainable, respectful of the unique environment, safeguards the community and fosters a vibrant year-round economy.
The Department is responsible for:
- development assessment and building certification
- administering planning legislation, policies, guides and development controls
- overseeing alpine building fire safety policy and programs
- ensuring development compliance and enforcement.
These responsibilities are guided by NSW planning legislation and policies, including the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, the State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts-Regional) 2021 (Precincts-Regional SEPP), Chapter 4 and the Alpine Region Development Control Plan.
We are focused on making the planning system simpler, more transparent and easier to understand for operators in the Alpine Region.
Alpine Resorts Team
The Alpine Resorts Team is a specialist Department team of town planners, building surveyors and administrative professionals who focus on development assessment, certification of building works and promoting fire safety in the Alpine Region. Our team is based locally in Jindabyne, and we carry out the Planning Minister's consent authority and certifier responsibilities in the Alpine Region.
The work we do and the services we provide are like those provided by local councils in other parts of NSW. This includes:
- planning and building enquiry support
- development assessment
- post-approval requirements
- post-consent certificates
- building surveying and fire safety
- operations and service delivery.
We work collaboratively with other Department teams, seek advice and engage as needed, to deliver strong outcomes in the Alpine Region.
Our new Alpine Resorts Team Operational Strategy 2025–2028 (PDF, 3.2 MB) guides how we operate, the way we work in the region and what we intend to deliver.
Alpine resorts planning hub
- General enquiries
- Pre-lodgement meeting
- Fees and charges
- Planning approval pathways
- How to prepare a DA
- Precincts Regional SEPP
- Alpine Region DCP
- Alpine maps
- Community participation plan
- General planning consideration
- Alpine resort sub-regions
- Alpine accommodation
- Alpine carrying capacity framework
- Post-consent requirements
- Construction certificate
- Principal certifier
- Occupation certificate
- Building information certificate
- Fire safety in buildings
- Alpine fire safety policy for tourist and visitor accommodation
- Fire safety register
- Geotechnical policy
- Geotechnical forms
- Geotechnical maps
- Alpine Region digital DCP
- Charlotte Pass chairlift assessment
- Lodge a complaint
- Compliance policies
- Frequently asked questions
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More information
For more information, phone the Alpine Resorts Team on 02 6448 8500 or email [email protected]