The Department of Planning publishes a range of corporate publications to help inform the community about our work.
Annual Reports
The Department’s annual reports are available online. They have been divided into three sections to assist with downloading.
Annual report 2007-08
Annual report 2006-07
Annual report 2005-06
NSW Major Development Monitor
This publication provides detailed statistical and case study information about decisions made by the Department and Minister for Planning on development proposals and local environmental plans.
NSW Major Development Monitor 2007-08 
Media Release
NSW Major Development Monitor 2006-07
NSW Major Development Monitor 2005-06
The Department has also released online lists of all approvals, refusals and withdrawals during 2005-06, to accompany the NSW Major Development Monitor 2005-06. [ - all three lists]
NSW Major Projects Assessment System: A Community Guide
This community guide explains important details about the major projects law - which came into full operation on August 1, 2005. The major projects law defines in one policy package the major projects that will be determined by the Minister for Planning and how those projects will be determined.
NSW Major Projects Assessment System: A community guide
Corporate Plan 2006-07
The Corporate Plan 2006-07 , outlines how we will work towards our vision of sustainable growth, it includes the Department's proposed outcomes, actions and measures.
Regional Strategy Update Report
The Regional Strategy Update Report , released in May 2009, outlines the progress made on each of the seven regional strategies. These 25-year land-use plans have been released over the past three years and cover the entire NSW non-metropolitan coastline.
Metropolitan Strategy Update Report
The Sydney Metropolitan Strategy: Update Report was released in June 2007. It outlines work undertaken since the release of City of cities: a plan for Sydney’s future in late-2006.