Design competition guidelines
Design competitions are a well-tested and highly successful procurement model to help prioritise good design and bring high quality thinking and originality.
Policies and frameworks
Helping planners and designers turn amendments into reality, creating good built-environment design outcomes throughout NSW.
2,100 new homes for North Tuncurry
North Tuncurry would be transformed into a thriving coastal community with thousands of new homes and jobs under plans on exhibition today.
Response to the Auditor General report into the Planning Portal
We’re grateful to the Audit Office of NSW for its review and recommendations to improve the Planning Portal, and we’ll implement these recommendations in full.
2023 July formal enforcements
The department conducts inspection and enforcement activities for compliance. Read the details of the formal enforcements conducted in July 2023.
Plans for the Snowy 2.0 Transmission Connection project on exhibition for community feedback
The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is calling for community feedback on plans to develop and operate a new 330kV transmission connection between the approved Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro generation project in Kosciuszko National Park to the existing high voltage transmission network o
Byron takes control of short-term rental proposal
Byron Shire Council will now be the approval authority for its proposal to reduce the number of days a property can be rented out to holidaymakers when the host is not home.
Working with communities
The NSW Government is committed to reducing complexity and providing clarity for the community as they navigate the NSW planning system.
NSW Government backs Koori Knockout
The NSW Government, with an unprecedented 11 NSW government agencies are coming together to sponsor the 2023 NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Koori Knockout through a major sponsorship package.
Call out to improve coastal design
The Department of Planning and Environment is seeking to ensure coastal communities become more resilient under updated guidelines released today for public feedback.