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Benefits homeowners who want to take advantage of holiday rentals while providing more certainty and safety for local communities and visitors.

Seniors housing is designed to meet the needs of seniors and people with disability.

Changes to bushfire planning regulations in May 2014 have reduced the number of bushfire risk assessments required during development.

In January 2020, the NSW Bushfire Inquiry recommended moving to a risk-based strategic planning approach when planning for bushfires.

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 NSW Government, local councils, businesses and the community are working together to understand and manage flood risks in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. 

We have worked closely with the council, Infrastructure NSW, Roads and Maritime Services and the NSW State Emergency Service to create an adaptive management framework to manage the flood risk in Penrith City Centre.

We’re working with local councils to future-proof our planning system and help our communities to recover and rebuild after natural disasters.

The planning system will be faster, easier to use and more transparent thanks to the delivery of a raft of new reforms aimed at improving the assessment of State significant projects.

The NSW Government has several initiatives that are reducing urban heat to create a sustainable, liveable and cool Greater Sydney.