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Local environmental plans (LEPs) are the main planning tool for shaping the future of communities and ensuring local development is done appropriately.

Neighbourhood centres can be improved using exempt and complying development planning pathways to simplify the approval process.

The nature of these effects may require advice or agreement from another NSW Government agency, or between councils. These requirements are known as concurrences and referrals.

Employment land strategies summarise the economic setting, barriers to growth and opportunities associated with employment land in local government areas.

Strategic conservation planning is an approach to assessing and conserving our native plants and animals early in the planning process.

Infrastructure improves quality of life, making cities and regions better places to live.

Collaborating to deliver quality economic, social and environmental outcomes that create resilient communities and great places.

The department listened to feedback and worked closely with stakeholders to create a simpler and more transparent environmental planning and assessment system.

The department exhibited a discussion paper on a new approach to rezoning for feedback from 15 December 2021 until 28 February 2022.

The NSW Government is improving the planning system to ensure it is easy to understand and use, promotes strategic planning and reduces the risk of corruption.