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We’ve been stuck indoors, unable to do the simple things we enjoy with our family and friends. Summer is on its way and we are ready to make up for lost time.
The arts and hospitality industries have been some of the hardest hit by the pandemic. We want to help them get back on their feet, easier and faster, and bring people joy through local music, dance, arts, food and drink. We want to bring back the connections and creativity we’ve missed in our streets and towns.
To make it easier for creatives and councils to get venues set up, we are proposing changes to the settings to allow for later, longer and smaller events popping up in more and new locations.
These changes will help us support small businesses and deliver a 24-hour economy that is vibrant, diverse, inclusive and safe. It will make it easier to hold outdoor events, film, set up artisan food and drink premises or convert shops to arts or live music venues.
To support hospitality and arts industries get up and running, we are proposing reforms to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008.
We would like your feedback on the following changes to the Codes SEPP:
These changes will help the hospitality and arts industries recover from the pandemic through a simpler, faster planning process.
We want to hear from you on the proposed changes to exempt and complying development.
Visit the Planning Portal
We have extended the exhibition to give people more time to have their say. The exhibition now runs until 30 November 2021. All feedback received during the exhibition period is considered and informs the department’s final decision.
The Codes SEPP standards for exempt and complying development apply state-wide:
Read more about exempt and complying development in NSW.
Page last updated: 18/11/2021