Environmental planning and development

Policy archive

2024

Letter to NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure - Discussion p…

2023

Letter to LC Ptfo Cttee 7 - Inquiry into planning system and impacts of climate…
Letter to Department of Planning and Environment – Planning certificate fees – …
Letter to Department of Planning and Environment – Special flood consideration …

2022

Letter to Department of Planning and Environment – Proposed amendments to the H…
Letter to Department of Customer Service – Draft Building Bill 2022 - 25 Novemb…
Letter to Department of Planning and Environment – Coastal Design Guidelines – …
Letter NSW Independent Flood Inquiry – 21 June 2022
Letter to the Department of Planning and Environment – A new approach to rezoning – 7 March 2022
Letter to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment – Design and Place SEPP – 28 February 2022

2021

Letter to Department of Planning, Industry and Environment – Proposed Environm…
Letter to DPIE – Proposed New Housing SEPP – 2.9.21
Letter to DPIE – Varying Development Standards – 12 May 2021
Letter to DPIE – Building Business Back Better – 7 May 2021
Letter to Department of Customer Service – Statutory Review of the NSW Strata S…
Letter to Department of Primary Industries – Options Paper: Agricultural Land U…

2020

Letter to NSW Department of Customer Service - Regulatory Impact Statement and …
Letter to Minister for Water, Property and Housing – Review of the Land Acquis…
Letter to Law Council of Australia – Climate Change (National Framework for Ad…
Letter to LCA – Review of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989 (Cth) – 9 October 2020
Letter to Department of Planning, Industry & Environment - Proposed New Housin…
Letter to DPIE - Proposed natural disasters clause - 31 August 2020

2019

Letter to Better Regulation Division, Dept of Customer Service - Building and D…
Letter to Better Regulation Division, Regulatory Policy - Public Consultation o…
Letter to Dept of Finance, Services & Innovation - Building Stronger Foundation…
Letter to Commissioner for Productivity - Review of the Independent Planning Commission - 15 November 2019
Letter to Department of Planning, Industry and Environment - Offences for the …
Letter to Department of Planning, Industry and Environment - Short-term rental…

2018

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Identification of Buildings with Combustible Cladding) Regulation 2017 - February 2018
Letter to DPE - Community Participation Plan - exhibition draft - 19 December 2…
Letter to DPE - Short-term rental accommodation in NSW - Explained of Intended …
Letter to NSW Fair Trading - Improving Certifier Independence Options Paper - 5…
Letter to Heritage Council of Australia - Draft Design Guide for Heritage - 17 …
Proposed housekeeping amendment: State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt an…

2017

Short-term Holiday Letting in NSW - Options Paper - November 2017
Land management and biodiversity conservation reforms - June 2017
Environmental Planning and Assessment (ePlanning) Regulation 2017 - May 2017
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 legislative updates - section 149 certificate reform - May 2017
Draft Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2017 - March 2017
Consultation on proposed reforms to strengthen building fire safety - February 2017

2016

Law Society of NSW Comments on the Crown Lands Management Bill 2016 - November 2016 - November 2016
Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Amendment Bill 2016 - November 2016
Review of the Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2010 and the Conveyancing Process in NSW - October 2016
Review of the Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2010 - October 2016
New Wind Energy Planning Framework - September 2016
Simplified Housing Code - August 2016

2014

Review of Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 - August 2014

2013

Just Terms Compensation Legislation Review - Consultation Paper - August 2013
A New Planning System for New South Wales - White Paper - June 2013

2012

Draft Planning Circular to Councils Safety of awnings over public lands - December 2012
Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2012 - November 2012
A New Planning System for NSW Green Paper - September 2012
BioBanking Review Discussion Paper - July 2012
Draft State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) Amendment (Group Homes) 2012 - June 2012
Just Terms Compensation Legislation Review - June 2012

2011

Draft State Environment Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 (draft SEPP) - September 2011
Draft Centres Design Guidelines - June 2011
Appearances by non-practitioner advocates in the Land and Environment Court (2011) - June 2011
Affordable Rental Housing SEPP Review - March 2011
Proposed Coastal Protection Regulation 2011 - February 2011

2010

Planning Appeals Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 - November 2010
Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2010 - November 2010
Appearances by non-practitioner advocates in the Land and Environment Court - September 2010
Business Regulation Benchmarking - Planning, Zoning and Development Assessment - September 2010
State Environmental Planning Policy (Competition) 2010 (Draft Policy) - September 2010

2009

Heritage Amendment Act 2009 (Act) - July 2009
Review of the Trees Act 2006 - February 2009
Inquiry in NSW Planning Framework - February 2009