On 14 July 2012, the NSW Government released its Green Paper for A New Planning System for New South Wales. Have your say on the proposed changes by heading to the NSW Planning System Review website.

Useful Websites

Planning policy and land use control within the Burwood municipality is influenced by the State Government. The following websites may be of interest:

Department of Planning www.planning.nsw.gov.au, which governs State and regional planning. The website provides information on metropolitan strategies, State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs) and initiatives to streamline the planning system.
NSW Legislation website www.legislation.nsw.gov.au, which provides access to all NSW legislation (acts, regulations and environmental planning instruments).
Heritage Branch www.heritage.nsw.gov.au, which guides the protection heritage items, particularly items on the State Heritage Register.
Roads and Traffic Authority www.rta.nsw.gov.au, which is responsible for the maintenance and development of the roads and traffic systems of NSW, in conjunction with state and local government agencies.
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECC) www.environment.nsw.gov.au, which administers legislation relating to pollution and the environment, and develops policies in relation to air quality, climate change and water.
National Parks and Wildlife Service www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au, which administers legislation for National Parks, threatened species and Aboriginal sites.

For all other Government-related enquiries at the State level, go to the State Government website at www.nsw.gov.au.

SEPP No. 1 Returns

SEPP No. 1 is a policy which aims to make development standards more flexible. It allows Council to approve a development proposal that does not comply with a set standard where this can be shown to be unreasonable or unnecessary.

Council is required to provide the Department of Planning with details of any SEPP No. 1 approvals. The public can also view these returns:

January to June 2010

July to December 2010

January to December 2011

January to June 2012