Pattern Book Design Competition winners
The Pattern Book Design Competition short-listed 6 examples of well-designed low- and mid-rise housing across NSW. The designs will contribute positively to their area.
Guidance for industry, developers and councils
The Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy aims to facilitate and encourage the low and mid-rise housing types by introducing non-discretionary standards.
Development assessment
Infrastructure and other developments like housing require approval from a council, a Regional Panel, a Sydney planning panel or the Minister for Planning.
Spring Cove Apartments
Spring Cove Apartments at Manly is part of the approved master plan for the area. The design for this challenging site draws the landscape and natural light deep into the floorplan.
81 Foveaux
The goal of 81 Foveaux is to provide cost-effective, connected housing to Sydney, one of Australia's most expensive cities.
New Planning Framework to Connect with Country
A new guide has been released by the NSW Government to help better recognise Indigenous culture in planning and design.
2024 August formal enforcements
The department conducts inspection and enforcement activities for compliance. Read the details of the formal enforcements conducted in August 2024.
Communities and places
The regional plan acknowledges that Aboriginal people share a unique bond to Country – a bond forged through thousands of years travelling across the region’s lands and waterways for ceremony, trading and seasonal migration.
2021 February formal enforcements
The department conducts inspection and enforcement activities for compliance. Read the details of the formal enforcements conducted in February 2021.
Clarion
Despite being in the historically industrial area of Alexandria, the materials and finishes at Clarion have been carefully chosen to strengthen connection to nature.
