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

NSW Government adopts infrastructure, transport plans

Greater Sydney will become a “metropolis of three cities” under a key region plan adopted by the State Government on Sunday.

19 March, 2018

More families moving to apartments

Nearly one third of Sydney’s households now live in apartments, with the proportion set to grow to one half within a generation. That means more and more families are opting for apartment style living, for both financial and lifestyle reasons. But as their children grow they are more likely to live in detached houses. Development […]

11 December, 2017

Draft Newcastle metro plan released

The NSW Government has released a Draft Greater Newcastle Metropolitan Plan. It sets out urban strategies to 2036 for Newcastle City, Cessnock, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Port Stephens. The plan was released on 30 November by NSW chief planner Gary White. It is at this stage a draft plan, with the NSW Government’s Department of […]

3 December, 2017

Could council merger create Sydney’s French Riviera on Botany Bay?

Mid-rise development predicted.

12 September, 2016

Unelected & Merged: NSW councils’ sneaky new property taxes

Value capture row erupts.

30 June, 2016