NSW Planning Portal
The NSW Planning Portal provides access to information to help you prepare, lodge and track development applications.

Office of Strategic Lands
The Office of Strategic Lands performs a key role in supporting government’s strategic planning in the Greater Sydney Region.

Careers
The Planning group within the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure offers interesting, challenging and rewarding work that has real impact.

$62.5 million to accelerate infrastructure in growing areas
The NSW Government is set to turbocharge housing-related infrastructure in key growth areas across the state with a $62.5 million funding boost.

Planning changes to fast-track delivery of NSW’s largest expansion of public preschools
The NSW Government is today fast tracking the largest expansion of public preschools in the state’s history, by cutting red tape to deliver 100 preschools co-located with public primary schools by 2027.

2024 February formal enforcements
The department conducts inspection and enforcement activities for compliance. Read the details of the formal enforcements conducted in February 2024.

Planning as a career
A career in planning means you can work for federal, state or local government, or in the private sector, and help shape cities and regional areas across NSW.

Plans for your area
Information on regional plans, Housing Acceleration Fund, local planning and zoning, urban design for regional NSW, and state significant precincts.

Assess and regulate
We develop smart policy and assess the state’s most significant infrastructure projects.

Policy and legislation
We’re collaborating to create resilient communities and great places.
