Agency league table

In August 2024, the NSW Government created a Housing Taskforce to bring together experts from multiple government agencies to streamline planning processes, with a focus on state agency involvement in development applications (DA).

The NSW agency league table is an interactive dashboard monitoring the performance of each state agency in issuing advice or approvals as part of the DA process. These approvals and advice are known as concurrences, integrated development approvals and referrals (CIR).

The agency league table is updated monthly with the performance of state agencies, state-owned corporations and key electricity supply authorities in meeting legislated or agreed timeframes for CIR.

Publishing the state agency and council league tables is part of a range of measures to increase transparency and accountability as the NSW Government works to meet the targets of the National Housing Accord.

The agency league table shows agency performance for all CIR, not just CIR related to housing applications.

Agency league table

The agency league table monitors performance of each agency for concurrence, integrated development and referral timeframes.

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Individual state agency performance

A snapshot of individual state agency performance over a 6-month period for concurrence, integrated development and referrals (CIR) is captured on the sixth business day of each month.

The NSW Government’s target is at least 90% of these to be determined within the legislated or agreed timeframes.

Data in the individual agency league table shows the number and percentage of cases and on-time completions by individual state agency over the previous six months.

Agency Name	Number of cases	% of cases within legislated timeframe
Endeavour Energy	508	98%
DPHI - Planning	23	96%
DCCEEW - Heritage	133	96%
Essential Energy	1,239	95%
Subsidence Advisory NSW	107	95%
Sydney Trains	119	95%
DPIRD - Fisheries	103	94%
TransGrid	53	92%
WaterNSW	225	91%
Sydney Water Corporation	572	91%
AusGrid	1,505	89%
DCCEEW - Water	329	88%
Transport for NSW	587	88%
DCCEEW - BCS	21	86%
Department of Education	7	86%
Rural Fire Service	1,804	83%
Sydney Metro	14	71%
Environment Protection Authority	65	69%
Hunter Water Corporation	19	47%
National Parks and Wildlife Service	9	33%
DPIRD - Agriculture
DPIRD - NSW Resources

Full details for entry Endeavour Energy
Agency Name	Endeavour Energy
Number of cases	508
% of cases within legislated timeframe	98%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry DPHI - Planning
Agency Name	DPHI - Planning
Number of cases	23
% of cases within legislated timeframe	96%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry DCCEEW - Heritage
Agency Name	DCCEEW - Heritage
Number of cases	133
% of cases within legislated timeframe	96%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Essential Energy
Agency Name	Essential Energy
Number of cases	1,239
% of cases within legislated timeframe	95%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Subsidence Advisory NSW
Agency Name	Subsidence Advisory NSW
Number of cases	107
% of cases within legislated timeframe	95%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Sydney Trains
Agency Name	Sydney Trains
Number of cases	119
% of cases within legislated timeframe	95%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry DPIRD - Fisheries
Agency Name	DPIRD - Fisheries
Number of cases	103
% of cases within legislated timeframe	94%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry TransGrid
Agency Name	TransGrid
Number of cases	53
% of cases within legislated timeframe	92%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry WaterNSW
Agency Name	WaterNSW
Number of cases	225
% of cases within legislated timeframe	91%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Sydney Water Corporation
Agency Name	Sydney Water Corporation
Number of cases	572
% of cases within legislated timeframe	91%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry AusGrid
Agency Name	AusGrid
Number of cases	1,505
% of cases within legislated timeframe	89%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry DCCEEW - Water
Agency Name	DCCEEW - Water
Number of cases	329
% of cases within legislated timeframe	88%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Transport for NSW
Agency Name	Transport for NSW
Number of cases	587
% of cases within legislated timeframe	88%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry DCCEEW - BCS
Agency Name	DCCEEW - BCS
Number of cases	21
% of cases within legislated timeframe	86%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Department of Education
Agency Name	Department of Education
Number of cases	7
% of cases within legislated timeframe	86%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Rural Fire Service
Agency Name	Rural Fire Service
Number of cases	1,804
% of cases within legislated timeframe	83%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Sydney Metro
Agency Name	Sydney Metro
Number of cases	14
% of cases within legislated timeframe	71%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Environment Protection Authority
Agency Name	Environment Protection Authority
Number of cases	65
% of cases within legislated timeframe	69%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry Hunter Water Corporation
Agency Name	Hunter Water Corporation
Number of cases	19
% of cases within legislated timeframe	47%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry National Parks and Wildlife Service
Agency Name	National Parks and Wildlife Service
Number of cases	9
% of cases within legislated timeframe	33%
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry DPIRD - Agriculture
Agency Name	DPIRD - Agriculture
Number of cases
% of cases within legislated timeframe
Target (90%)	90%

Full details for entry DPIRD - NSW Resources
Agency Name	DPIRD - NSW Resources
Number of cases
% of cases within legislated timeframe
Target (90%)	90%

Combined performance across all agencies

The following data is from 01-Aug-2024 to 28-Feb-2025 and represents the total number of cases for all state agencies for concurrence, integrated development and referrals (CIR), and the percentage of on-time completions.

No.	Month	2024-25 Number of CIR
1.	July	1,080
2.	August	1,140
3.	September	985
4.	October	1,211
5.	November	1,268
6.	December	1,147
7.	January	974
8.	February	1,122

Full details for entry 1.
No.	1.
Month	July
2024-25 Number of CIR	1,080
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,193
2024-25 Percentage of CIR	91%
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	92%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 2.
No.	2.
Month	August
2024-25 Number of CIR	1,140
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,191
2024-25 Percentage of CIR	90%
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	92%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 3.
No.	3.
Month	September
2024-25 Number of CIR	985
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,003
2024-25 Percentage of CIR	87%
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	91%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 4.
No.	4.
Month	October
2024-25 Number of CIR	1,211
2023-24 Number of CIR	952
2024-25 Percentage of CIR	85%
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	89%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 5.
No.	5.
Month	November
2024-25 Number of CIR	1,268
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,100
2024-25 Percentage of CIR	94%
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	87%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 6.
No.	6.
Month	December
2024-25 Number of CIR	1,147
2023-24 Number of CIR	903
2024-25 Percentage of CIR	92%
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	81%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 7.
No.	7.
Month	January
2024-25 Number of CIR	974
2023-24 Number of CIR	697
2024-25 Percentage of CIR	85%
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	79%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 8.
No.	8.
Month	February
2024-25 Number of CIR	1,122
2023-24 Number of CIR	828
2024-25 Percentage of CIR	91%
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	71%
Target	90%

Combined performance across all agencies

The following data is from 01-Jul-2023 to 31-Jun-2024 and represents the total number of cases for all state agencies for concurrence, integrated development and referrals (CIR), and the percentage of on-time completions.

No.	Month	2023-24 Number of CIR
1.	July	1,193
2.	August	1,191
3.	September	1,003
4.	October	952
5.	November	1,100
6.	December	903
7.	January	697
8.	February	828
9.	March	892
10.	April	936
11.	May	1,127
12.	June	907

Full details for entry 1.
No.	1.
Month	July
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,193
2022-23 Number of CIR	1,068
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	92%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	77%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 2.
No.	2.
Month	August
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,191
2022-23 Number of CIR	1,282
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	92%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	78%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 3.
No.	3.
Month	September
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,003
2022-23 Number of CIR	1,055
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	91%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	75%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 4.
No.	4.
Month	October
2023-24 Number of CIR	952
2022-23 Number of CIR	883
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	89%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	75%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 5.
No.	5.
Month	November
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,100
2022-23 Number of CIR	1,260
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	87%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	82%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 6.
No.	6.
Month	December
2023-24 Number of CIR	903
2022-23 Number of CIR	1,002
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	81%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	81%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 7.
No.	7.
Month	January
2023-24 Number of CIR	697
2022-23 Number of CIR	960
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	79%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	78%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 8.
No.	8.
Month	February
2023-24 Number of CIR	828
2022-23 Number of CIR	955
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	71%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	81%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 9.
No.	9.
Month	March
2023-24 Number of CIR	892
2022-23 Number of CIR	1,159
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	87%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	87%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 10.
No.	10.
Month	April
2023-24 Number of CIR	936
2022-23 Number of CIR	992
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	84%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	90%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 11.
No.	11.
Month	May
2023-24 Number of CIR	1,127
2022-23 Number of CIR	1,275
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	83%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	92%
Target	90%

Full details for entry 12.
No.	12.
Month	June
2023-24 Number of CIR	907
2022-23 Number of CIR	1,157
2023-24 Percentage of CIR	86%
2022-23 Percentage of CIR	91%
Target	90%

Frequently asked questions

What performance is being monitored in the agency league table?

The percentage of concurrences, integrated development approvals, and referrals that are completed within legislated timeframes over the previous six full months.

Which agency data is available on the agency league table?

The total number of concurrences, integrated development approvals, and referrals completed for each agency in the previous six full months and the percentage that were completed within legislated timeframes.

Which agencies are shown in the agency league table?

Only departments, agencies, state-owned corporations and other organisations that have had a new concurrence, integrated development approval, or referral created in the past two years are shown.

Where is the data from?

The data shown in the agency league table is sourced from the NSW Planning Portal.

What are the legislated timeframes for CIRs?

The legislated timeframe for most concurrences and integrated development is 21 days from receipt of submissions, or where a development application is not exhibited, the timeframe is 40 days.

For most referrals, the legislated timeframe is 21 days.

There are some exceptions – for example, heritage referrals under section 5.10 in local environmental plans, where the timeframe is 28 days.

Why is State significant development (SSD) not included in the agency league table?

Concurrences and referrals typically do not apply to SSD. While agencies are asked for their advice as part of the State significant development process, there are no statutory timeframes associated with agency advice during the SSD process.

Why is State agency performance measured over a six-month period?

Measuring State agency performance over a six-month period provides a balanced snapshot that accounts for variations in development application volumes and complexity.