The Faster Assessments program aims to help councils meet new housing targets in NSW.
Councils assess nearly 85% of development applications for homes in NSW and are crucial to increasing housing supply.
The program includes grants and support to help councils improve timeframes for development assessment. It also sets new benchmarks and reporting for development assessment performance.
We are providing $200 million in financial incentives to councils to support faster assessments and streamline processes.
We are setting new benchmarks for council performance on development assessment, planning proposals and strategic planning, along with a new reporting framework.
We have released an interactive council league table to track the time it takes councils to lodge and determine development applications.