Alpine Region planning news and updates
Explore the Alpine Region DCP 2025 online for clear planning controls, objectives, and guidelines for sustainable development.
Alpine Region geotechnical policy
Review of Kosciuszko Alpine Resorts Geotechnical Policy ensuring safe, controlled development with updated forms, detailed Perisher Valley G‑line maps guidance.
Standard conditions of development consent
Standard conditions of consent must be used by NSW councils and local, regional and district planning panels when determining a development application.
Standard format for notices of determination
Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 made in September 2022 will require consent authorities to prepare development consents.
Bespoke conditions and writing guide
Councils and planning panels will continue to be able to prepare bespoke conditions for site-specific issues that are not addressed by the standard conditions.
Standard conditions of consent
The department is developing new standard conditions which will provide greater consistency, alleviate pressure on councils and speed up assessment timeframes.
Bushfires
Trees and vegetation that act as fuel for bushfires are permitted to be cleared in identified bushfire prone areas, without the need to get approval.
Statutory rules for local planning panels
Mandatory Local Planning Panels (LPPs) are in place for all councils in Sydney, Wollongong City, the Central Coast, Wingecarribee Shire and Lismore City.
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.
Darkinjung Development Delivery Plan
Darkinjung is one of 120 Local Aboriginal Land Councils in NSW. It is the largest non-Government landholder on the Central Coast.
