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Learn how state and local planning legislation regulates land development, determining rules and assessments impacting your property.

Local environmental plans (LEPs) are the main planning tool for shaping the future of communities and ensuring local development is done appropriately.

With the finalisation of the planning package, there is now a hierarchy of plans that will guide development in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.

We introduced Sydney and regional planning panels in 2009 to strengthen decision-making for regionally significant development applications.

The Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan supports western Sydney in the delivery of housing and infrastructure while protecting important biodiversity.

The Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan  will enable growth in western Sydney and beyond and delivers important development and biodiversity outcomes.

There are 9 different planning approval pathways in NSW. The size and scale of the development will determine which of the assessment pathways is appropriate.

The department is introducing clear planning definitions for agritourism in NSW to help farmers understand how they can use their land for new income streams.

The Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council have prepared a planning proposal which seeks to rezone land and deliver up to 50 new homes and a new pocket park.

A career in planning means you can work for federal, state or local government, or in the private sector, and help shape cities and regional areas across NSW.