The NSW Government has completed development of the new planning controls for low and mid rise housing that will apply across many parts of Greater Sydney, including the Central Coast, the Hunter (Lake, Macquarie, Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock and Port Stephens) and the Illawarra (Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama and Shoalhaven). The State controls will override local planning controls with certain non-discretionary standards to be introduced. The changes apply to land close to identified centres, such as rail stations and shopping centres. Similar to Transport Oriented Development sites, the planning controls will apply in heritage conservation areas with council assessment and approval, however not on heritage items. The new controls will not apply in areas with high risk of flooding and bushfire including the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury or Wollondilly local government areas. The policy comes into effect on 28 February 2025. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday Jonathan Joseph Nadine Luckman Page Emma Ziegenfusz Tony Ristevski Charlotte Startari
Planning Ingenuity
Architecture and Planning
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Specialist town planning consultancy offering high quality services in all aspects of the development process.
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Experts in delivering innovative and responsive planning solutions. Our specialist town planning team, based in Sydney, is committed to achieving effective outcomes that meet your town planning needs. With more than 10 years experience across more than 1800 projects around Australia, the team at Planning Ingenuity offer reliable advice in collaboration with designers, architects, key stakeholders and government. We offer a recognised and reliable service across all facets of the process for projects big and small, residential and commercial, personal and business. Contact us today to discuss any aspect of the planning and development process in NSW.
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The Commonwealth Productivity Commission has released a research paper on housing construction productivity. This paper examines productivity growth in the housing construction sector, with the Commission’s estimates telling a story of decades of poor performance. It provides policy directions for improving construction productivity by reducing regulatory burden, streamlining and speeding up approval processes, supporting innovation and improving workforce flexibility to help turn the dial on this persistent policy challenge. The report outlines seven reform directions, focused on four main areas. Governments should consider establishing coordination bodies to speed up the development and construction process and address delays. There should be an independent review of building regulations. Barriers to the development and uptake of new building techniques (such as modular housing) should be addressed. And finally, we need a national approach to occupational licensing to boost workforce mobility. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
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Details of the Government's Planning Reform Bill have been tabled in the Legislative Assembly with Minister Scully saying the changes will further steamline the planning system, support the delivery of housing and provided certainty to the construction industry and other stakeholders. A key change is the resolution of the uncertainty created in the Buyozo decision. Under these amendments there will be clarification that that a consent authority is not prevented from modifying a development consent merely because the modification sought is to a condition of development consent that, if modified, would not result in a change to the development that is the subject of the original development consent. The amendments address issues with both strategic planning and development assessment processes. Debate on the Bill has been adjourned for 1 week. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
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Buying a home ‘off the plan’ allows home buyers to commit to purchasing a property before it is built and can help people get into the property market. It also helps developers to finance the new residential building project. The NSW Government is proposing reforms to build greater confidence in the housing market by preventing developers from delaying off the plan settlement dates and providing home buyers with more certainty. The Office of the Registrar General is exploring ways to improve these and other property laws to: (1) make buying off the plan more transparent, fair and certain for home buyers (2) simplify the process for removing out-of-date covenants on land titles. Share your feedback in a survey, submission or story, by 7 March 2025. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
Off the plan contracts and covenants review
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NSW Heritage wants to hear from State Heritage Register owners and managers to understand how standard exemptions are being used and if improvements are needed. Under the standard exemptions, certain activities or works may be exempt from a Heritage Act permit if it complies with the relevant standards. The standard exemptions currently include a range of activities or work that have little to no impact on the item's heritage significance and support its ongoing management such as maintenance, painting or installing a fire alarm. Heritage NSW wants to know if the current standard exemptions and the associated standards are working well and are helping you to manage your item. Have your say by completing a survey by Friday 28 March 2025. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
Heritage NSW standard exemptions
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Have your say on a State Heritage Register listing nomination being considered by the Heritage Council of NSW. Hordern Pavilion and Royal Hall of Industries in Sydney is being considered for listing and may meet the criteria for State heritage significance. Comment on Hordern Pavilion and Royal Hall of Industries via the feedback form below by 7 June 2025. Heritage Council will review your feedback and inform you of any decisions made. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
Hordern Pavilion and Royal Hall of Industries
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The Chief Justice of New South Wales, the Honourable AS Bell, has issued a Practice Note for the Supreme Court on the use of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) and Guidelines for New South Wales judges in relation to the use of Gen AI (Guidelines). To ensure consistency, the Chief Judge has issued a Practice Note for the Land and Environment Court in the same terms as the Supreme Court’s Practice Note. The Practice Note commenced on 3 February 2025. The Guidelines, although stated to be for judges, are to be applied by all Judges, Commissioners, Acting Commissioners and Registrars of this Court. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
Practice Note - use of generative AI
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Lane Cove Council is undertaking pre-Gateway consultation on a planning proposal to increase the height and floor space ratio at 177-183 Greenwich Road, Greenwich. The Planning Proposal seeks to amend the site’s maximum building height and floor space ratio controls, as set out in LCLEP 2009. No change to the site’s R4 High Density Residential zoning is proposed. The Planning Proposal seeks to amend the LCLEP 2009, by: • amending the maximum building height for the site from 12m to 21m • amending the maximum FSR control for the site from 0.8:1 to 1.7:1 Submissions in relation to the planning proposal will be accepted up until Monday 24 February 2025. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
Planning Proposal 177 - 183 Greenwich Road
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Council invites community feedback on its Draft Land Use Strategy. Glen Innes Severn Council (Council) has prepared a number of strategic planning overviews over the past twenty years. These have provided a strong direction to guide the preparation of long-term strategies and studies, as well as informing the preparation of subsequent Local Environmental Plans (LEPs). However, as the context, socially, legislatively and environmentally has changed, it is important to review the overall strategic direction of Council and identify both short- and long-term actions to ensure that the area grows in a strategically viable way. The aim of this strategy is to guide this growth, identifying key actions, and providing a clear roadmap to Council, the community, investors and developers as to how the area will evolve over time. This should be read alongside other strategic planning documents such as the Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS). The action plan at the end of each section, and then consolidated in the conclusion at the end of the document, identifies in plain English the approach that Council will take to facilitate these outcomes. This document will be available for public review until Thursday, 13 February 2025. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
Public Exhibition of the Draft Land Use Strategy
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Port Macquarie Hastings Council invites feedback on the draft Environmental Sustainability Strategy (ESS). The ESS has been prepared to provide high level strategic direction on key environmental challenges and opportunities facing Port Macquarie-Hastings. It will be used to guide Council from where it is today to its desired environmental outcomes over the next 10 years. The ESS will guide planning, decisions and actions to achieve relevant objectives of the CSP. It has 4 key areas of focus to: (1) Protect and enhance our natural areas, waterways and biodiversity; (2) Increase community resilience to environmental change and natural hazards; (3) Lead by example to reduce energy, water, waste and emissions from Council operations; (4) Improve the environmental sustainability of our built environment, transport and infrastructure. Consultation closes Friday February 14 at 5:00pm. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday
Draft Environmental Sustainability Strategy
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