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There is an urgent need to provide housing for temporary workers involved in constructing large-scale projects within renewable energy zones (REZs).

The department conducts inspection and enforcement activities for compliance. Read the details of the formal enforcements conducted in May 2025.

In the past 12 months NSW councils considered more than 5,250 Development Applications of which almost 1,000 were lodged with minor errors and inconsistencies that were only identified post-consent, resulting in unnecessary and avoidable delays in assessment timeframes.

The Orchard Hills state-led precinct is part of the NSW Government's National Housing Accord commitment to deliver new homes and jobs growth close to transport, services and public spaces.

The department conducts inspection and enforcement activities for compliance. Read the details of the formal enforcements conducted in November 2023.

Design competitions are a well-tested and highly successful procurement model to help prioritise good design and bring high quality thinking and originality.

Exempt development is very low impact development that can be done for certain residential, commercial and industrial properties. 

The department conducts inspection and enforcement activities for compliance. Read the details of the formal enforcements conducted in February 2024.

The NSW Government has announced new provisions for Byron Shire local government area, which include changes to the number of days permitted for non-hosted short-term rental accommodation.

The Minns Labor Government is making it easier and faster to build homes with two new pathways which could halve assessment times for low-rise homes which account for 70 per cent of all development applications (DA).