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As part of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, the Planning group shapes our cities, towns and regions for the benefit of the people of NSW.

Kariong Planning Proposal
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.

School infrastructure
In 2017 the State Environmental Planning Policy Educational Establishments and Child Care Facilities was introduced.

Planning changes to fast-track delivery of NSW’s largest expansion of public preschools
The NSW Government is today fast tracking the largest expansion of public preschools in the state’s history, by cutting red tape to deliver 100 preschools co-located with public primary schools by 2027.

The Housing Delivery Authority has been launched
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for the new Housing Delivery Authority (HDA), set to speed up the delivery of well-located homes to NSW.

20 more projects declared state significant through the Housing Delivery Authority
A further 20 projects have been declared as State Significant Development following recommendations from the Housing Delivery Authority.

Typos causing unnecessary delays to the approval of more homes
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.

Bilateral agreement on environmental assessment
An agreement between the Australian and NSW governments means environmental assessment of significant projects is more efficient, timely and effective.

Housing Delivery Authority starts strong, creating the potential for more than 40,000 new homes
In the first three weeks since the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) started accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for larger scale housing developments, it has already received nearly 100 proposals with the potential for more than 40,000 homes, with more expected.

Under review and new policy and legislation
Collaborating to deliver quality economic, social and environmental outcomes that create resilient communities and great places.
