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A secondary dwelling, or granny flat, is a self-contained dwelling located within, attached to, or separate from another dwelling on the same site.

Signatories to the Charter become part of a Community of Practice and gain access to a growing network of like-minded councils, developers, state agencies and practitioners interested in promoting best practice public spaces, hearing examples, and insights on the ways the Charter is being applied

The NSW Spaces Charter has been developed to support the planning, design, management and activation of public spaces in NSW.

The NSW Government has launched round 3 of the Regional Housing Strategic Planning Fund to support regional councils in planning for housing supply.

The NSW Government is improving the planning system to ensure it is easy to understand and use, promotes strategic planning and reduces the risk of corruption.

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.  

There are times when government agencies need to acquire land for public purposes such as public infrastructure. The Land Acquisition Review will consider how to improve the acquisition process.

A further 20 projects have been declared as State Significant Development following recommendations from the Housing Delivery Authority.

Public comment on an explanation of intended effect for a new Remediation of Land SEPP and draft planning guidelines has now closed.

The department exhibited a discussion paper on a new approach to rezoning for feedback from 15 December 2021 until 28 February 2022.