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Key resources and guidelines to assist councils to develop their first Local Strategic Planning Statements.

The Faster Assessments program aims to help councils meet new housing targets in NSW as they assess nearly 85% of development applications for homes. 

We have released an interactive council league table to track the time it takes councils to lodge and determine development applications.

The Regional Housing Strategic Planning Fund was launched on 25 August 2022 as part of the NSW Government's response to the Regional Housing Taskforce’s recommendations.

Promoting better apartment design through the State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development (SEPP 65).

The development of Vineyard will support its growing community with 2,300 new homes, a new school, playing fields, parks, cycleways and key infrastructure.

The Greenfield Housing Code maps were amended on 2 December 2022 to incorporate several areas that have now been rezoned to residential and to clarify where the Greenfield Housing Code applies.

The state policy for exempt and complying development is contained in the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008.

The Housing State Environmental Planning Policy will meet the changing needs of the people of NSW by delivering more affordable, choice and types of homes.

Group homes provide temporary or permanent accommodation for people with a disability or people that are socially disadvantaged.