Infrastructure funding
Funding and infrastructure delivery is a key part of planning for the community and the department aims to provide correct infrastructure at the right time.

Disaster and pandemic recovery
The NSW Government has made changes to planning rules to make it easier for people to rebuild after natural disasters.

Design Review
Design excellence is a term that exists in statutory planning documents and describes a variety of requirements intended to lift design quality.

Estimated development cost
The department will use estimated development cost across the planning system, replacing cost of development and capital investment value.

Protecting koalas
The NSW Government is supporting the protection of these koalas and their habitat through a range of commitments and actions in the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan.

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Explanation of Intended Effect
The document provides an overview and background into proposed amendments to State Environmental Planning Policies relating to the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.

Horizon projects
The department has established the Horizon projects program to continue to deliver quality assessments across major projects and planning proposals.

Exempt and complying development policy
The state policy for exempt and complying development is contained in the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008.

Bushfire maps for urban release areas
Changes to bushfire planning regulations in May 2014 have reduced the number of bushfire risk assessments required during development.

Jobs boost for Waterloo Metro Quarter
The Waterloo Metro Quarter will get an injection of thousands of new jobs, as a result of changes approved by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
