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The department listened to feedback and worked closely with stakeholders to create a simpler and more transparent environmental planning and assessment system.

Both strategic plans and planning controls have a role to play in creating cooler places and can be used to set strategic directions for heat mitigation.

Planning for sustainable land uses and infrastructure in the Hunter region and building climate resilience into communities, the environment and the economy.

Development control plans are a key tool councils use to recognise the significant role that tree canopy and vegetation play in urban cooling.

The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 provides the regulatory framework for planning decisions, including the assessment of development applications, making of planning instruments, and strategic environmental planning.

The Regional Housing Strategic Planning Fund was launched on 25 August 2022 as part of the NSW Government's response to the Regional Housing Taskforce’s recommendations.

We are preparing a Central Coast Strategic Conservation Plan to help deliver land for jobs and housing while protecting important plants, animals and their habitats.

All NSW Housing Pattern Book designs are eligible for fast-tracked assessment. Our guide will help you prepare and lodge your planning application.

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan 2041 guides decisions about how land is used in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region for the next 20 years.

Proposed changes to the NSW planning system are set to make it easier for regional landholders to build sheds and carry out earthworks without the need for a development application (DA).