The Bays
The Bays precinct encompasses Blackwattle Bay, Wentworth Park, Glebe Island, White Bay, Rozelle Bay, Rozelle Railyards and White Bay Power Station.
Accelerated precincts
Rezoning around these transport hubs will create capacity for nearly 60,000 new homes over 15 years, within walking distance of these key stations.
Assess and regulate
We develop smart policy and assess the state’s most significant infrastructure projects.
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park Authority has prepared a master plan and rezoning proposal to support the growth of Sydney Olympic Park.
Social Impact Assessment
The Social Impact Assessment Guideline helps deliver a clear and consistent approach to assessing the social impacts of state significant projects.
State significant guidelines
The department has developed a set of guidelines to improve the quality of environmental assessments and documentation for state significant projects.
Renewable energy
NSW has enough renewable energy, transmission, and storage to meet the energy needs of every household, school, hospital, farm and business across the state.
Development without consent
Not all development requires consent. This applies to some low-impact or routine activities such as environmental protection works in conservation zones.
Health service facilities
The Transport and Infrastructure SEPP has been amended to speed up the delivery of essential health service facilities and health infrastructure.
Transport and Infrastructure SEPP
The State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021 (Transport and Infrastructure SEPP) provides a more efficient planning framework for delivering infrastructure in NSW.