NSW planning laws

Labor’s β€˜Community Improvement Districts’ bill hands property owners special say over public space

Wendy Bacon reports on a draft bill that proposes a new form of urban governance that could give NSW business property owners a special say over how public spaces are used.

Government, developers helped create flood crises

Government inaction in the face of a warming climate, developer greed and poor planning are to blame for the catastrophic impacts of recent floods in New South Wales, argues Ben Radford.

NSW gov’t wants to speed up mining approvals

The New South Wales state government has released changes to the state’s planning law which, if passed, will grant big mining companies more power and reduce communities and councils’ already limited rights of appeal.

The government says the changes to the , released on January 9, are primarily about promoting β€œconfidence” in the state’s planning system.