The Sydney Plan
The Sydney Plan sets out the NSW Government’s 20‑year strategy for housing, jobs, infrastructure and sustainable growth across 33 Sydney regions.
Speeding up the planning system to get shovels in the ground sooner
The Minns Labor Government is continuing to slash red tape and speed up assessment times with the second proclamation that enacts reforms introduced through the NSW Planning Systems Reform Act 2025 enabling fast-tracked pathways that could halve assessment times.
Streamlining major project assessment
The department is proposing a streamlined way of setting environmental assessment requirements for State Significant Development applications.
Sustainable Buildings SEPP – Government Architect NSW
The Government Architect NSW advocates for the design of considered, sustainable architecture that is actively working towards net zero emissions.
Sustainability standards for non-residential development
Introducing sustainability standards for all non-residential buildings will help drive NSW significantly closer to our target of net zero emissions.
More than 7,800 homes declared State significant
A further 17 projects have been declared as State Significant Development (SSD) following recommendations from the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA).
Koala SEPP LGA list
The Koala SEPP local government area list shows see where the Koala SEPP 2020 and Koala SEPP 2021 applies.
Dark sky
We have teamed up with Siding Spring Observatory and Dubbo School of Distant Education to help protect the dark sky night from light pollution.
Dark Sky Planning Guideline
We created the Dark Sky Planning Guideline to help protect one of the world's most important observatories from light pollution.
Dark sky education
We created a fun education unit so teachers, students and kids can all help protect the night sky.