e-Planning will become mandatory for metropolitan NSW councils from July.
Tag: planning
Tiny houses could ease housing pressures
ALGA says tiny homes could help solve the affordable housing problem.
Planning Commission faces shake-up
The NSW planning referee will be reviewed following a bungled mine approval.
Green open spaces can unlock urban growth
Quality open spaces can unlock urban growth, a NSW planning bureaucrat says.
VR tech helps council planning
A Melbourne council says VR technology can help manage community concerns around planning and development.
NSW planning chief declares end to silo wars
The top NSW planning bureaucrat says the days of silos and culture wars are over at the department.
Building code: developers say council backlash is a ‘proxy to protest’
As new laws fast-tracking duplex developments meet resistance from NSW local governments, Urban Taskforce says councils are being “mischievous” while experts call for focus on evidence.
Budget: councils ‘in the vice’ on population pressures
Regional local governments are disappointed with the lack of increases to financial grants while metropolitan councils feel the budget is silent on growing population, expert says.
Councils come together on sportsground shortage
The importance of councils collaborating to push for large-scale infrastructure is laid bare in a new report warning of a sportsground shortfall across Northern Sydney.
Council adopts new approach to doing business
The City of Wyndham in Victoria is pioneering new ways of working and digital transformation as it responds to rapid population growth.