Social Impact Assessment

Gibbons St, Precinct E in Redfern, Sydney CBD NSW.  Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment / Salty Dingo

Guideline to assess the social impacts of major projects

The Social Impact Assessment Guideline (PDF, 4.0 MB) helps deliver a clear and consistent approach to assessing the social impacts of State significant projects.

The guideline provides a framework to identify, predict, and evaluate social impacts of major projects and suggests appropriate responses. This provides clarity and certainty for both project proponents and the community.

All State significant projects need to prepare a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in accordance with the Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs).

The guideline is supported by a Technical Supplement and Scoping Worksheet. Specific guidance for State significant housing projects is provided in an example case study (PDF, 160 KB) that illustrates how to consider social impacts.

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