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The department will use estimated development cost across the planning system, replacing cost of development and capital investment value.

Each council will prepare a local strategic planning statement which will set out the 20-year vision for land-use in the local area.

Key resources and guidelines to assist councils to develop their first Local Strategic Planning Statements.

The Faster Assessments program aims to help councils meet new housing targets in NSW as they assess nearly 85% of development applications for homes. 

We have released an interactive council league table to track the time it takes councils to lodge and determine development applications.

The Greenfield Housing Code will speed up the delivery of new homes to meet the needs of the growing population and improve housing affordability.

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.

Promoting better apartment design through the State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development (SEPP 65).

The development of Vineyard will support its growing community with 2,300 new homes, a new school, playing fields, parks, cycleways and key infrastructure.

The Greenfield Housing Code maps were amended on 2 December 2022 to incorporate several areas that have now been rezoned to residential and to clarify where the Greenfield Housing Code applies.