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The NSW Government has introduced a suite of reforms to deliver a better planning system for NSW.
Work is underway to improve assessment time frames, reduce red tape, eliminate double-handling and fast-track projects that deliver great public benefits to the people of NSW.
The planning system will continue to be a key lever for the NSW Government as we respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic with particular focus on reforms that accelerate the delivery of projects that create jobs and keep the economy moving.
Planning Reform Action Plan
Find out more about how we're building a better future for the state with a better planning system.
Read about the future reforms
Planning Delivery Unit
A new team to help unblock planning projects stuck in the system.
Learn about the Planning Delivery Unit
Priority Assessment Program
The program will identify and case-manage projects with the potential to deliver a strong pipeline of investment, public benefit, growth and jobs over the medium term and continue to support our State’s economic recovery.
Read about the program
Planning System Acceleration Program
We’ve brought forward immediate reforms to the planning system to support productivity, investment and jobs during COVID-19.
Learn about the reforms
Complying Development Reforms
Reforms to complying development, focused on employment areas, offer a fast-tracked approval pathway for low impact development.
Learn more about the reforms
Employment Zones Reform
The department is undertaking a reform program which includes the delivery of a simplified employment zone framework to support long-term economic recovery through job creation and encourage increased productivity in NSW.
Find out about the reform
Rapid Assessment Framework
The Rapid Assessment Framework aims to deliver system improvements that increase the efficiency of major project assessments and speed up assessment timeframes.
Find out more about the framework
NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program
$250 million will be made available to eligible councils to accelerate development applications and rezonings, meet local demand for housing and employment and deliver a lasting legacy of safe, quality open and public space.
Find out about the program
Streets as Shared Spaces
The NSW Government has awarded grants to councils for temporary activation projects that support the community during COVID-19 and also test ideas for more permanent improvements to local streets, paths and public spaces.
Read about the projects
ePlanning Mandate
Under the Premier’s mandate, certain councils are required to commence the use of ePlanning Digital Services from 1 July 2020.
Find out more