Report recommends pause on NSW developer levy reform

Legislation to introduce reforms to NSW developer levies has hit a speed bump with the release of a parliamentary committee’s report.

12 August, 2021

Councils get $350k in trial to cut planning assessment times

13 NSW councils have been given $350,000 each to speed up planning assessment times.

12 July, 2021

NSW greenlights infrastructure contribution reforms

The NSW government has accepted recommendations for overhauling infrastructure contributions – but councils say there are some red flags.

7 March, 2021

Returned LGAQ president vows to fight COVID ‘curve-ball’

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

25 October, 2020

Tax deal for NSW build-to-rent developers

The NSW government is introducing measures to back the emerging build-to-rent sector.

30 July, 2020

Independent planning commissioners to be cut

A reformed NSW planning oversight body will have fewer commissioners.

3 February, 2020

Death of the public transport timetable

Commuters may one day be offered a Netflix-style public transport subscription service.

4 November, 2019

Green open spaces can unlock urban growth

Quality open spaces can unlock urban growth, a NSW planning bureaucrat says.

15 October, 2019

NSW plans revival of ‘colonial throwback’ post

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

6 September, 2019

Time to talk about population policy: Carr

A population policy has to address immigration, sustainability and infrastructure, says former NSW Premier Bob Carr.

3 July, 2019

Megacities the new ‘global economic engines’

Boosting Australia’s population to 60 million could turn the nation into an economic powerhouse, a forum has heard.

23 April, 2019

Councils hit back on housing completions

Local governments refute developer peak body’s claim that they’re behind development targets.

6 December, 2018

Crackdown on ‘incremental creep of seniors’ housing’

Property developers slam NSW Government’s policy changes as a “pre-election scare campaign” against development.

7 October, 2018

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.

25 May, 2018