Sydney is home to one of the fastest-growing populations in Australia. By 2045, it will be home to more than 6.5 million people.
The Sydney Plan will guide how the NSW Government manages growth in the Sydney region over the next 20 years. It covers 33 local government areas and lays out a plan for housing, infrastructure, jobs, sustainability and vibrant communities. The aim of the plan is to make Sydney a great place to live, work, and enjoy now and into the future.
The Sydney Plan is the first of the new regional strategic plans to be delivered across NSW. It demonstrates how the new statewide approach to strategic planning, outlined in the A New Approach to Strategic Planning: Discussion Paper, is applied at a regional scale.
The draft Sydney Plan is now on exhibition for feedback.
What the Plan does
The Sydney Plan is the NSW Government’s 20-year strategic land use plan to direct future growth in the Sydney region. The Plan guides:
- State and local strategic planning and assessments
- Infrastructure planning and prioritisation
- Public and private investment decisions.
The Plan is shaped by the state land use planning priorities set out in A New Approach to Strategic Planning: Discussion Paper and will be formalised in the future State Land Use Plan.
Highlights
The Plan aims to rebalance growth in locations with high accessibility to jobs, services, and areas with high amenity. Highlights include:
- Supporting our growing and changing population by rebalancing housing growth and delivering accessibility to a choice of housing, jobs and services throughout the Sydney region
- Jobs guidance to support economic and population growth, supported by a strong, connected network of jobs centres
- A more liveable and vibrant Sydney to enhance quality of life, creating places where people genuinely want to live
- Securing productive industrial lands to support their critical role in driving economic growth and implementing the draft Statewide Industrial Lands Policy
- Promoting resilient and sustainable land-use planning and urban design principles – to enhance environmental outcomes and help to manage natural hazard risk to communities.
The Sydney Plan shapes a more equitable, liveable and economically strong Sydney both now and for future generations.
Watch the overview
To help you understand the Sydney Plan and the strategic planning reforms, we’ve prepared a video overview.
Watch the webinar
This webinar takes a closer look at the plans and policies currently on exhibition and provides answers to some frequently asked questions.
Documents on exhibition
Exhibition documents
Exhibition documents
- The Sydney Plan (public exhibition)
- Appendix A - Using the technical appendices
- Appendix B - Summary of actions
- Appendix C - Glossary
- Appendix D - Pipeline of State Rezonings
- Appendix E - Jobs guidance
- Appendix F - Public open space provision
- Appendix G - Blue-green grid
- Appendix H - Sydney Industrial lands categorisation or view the draft Sydney industrial lands categorisation map
- Appendix I - Flood planning principles
- Appendix J - Urban footprint policy guidance
Have your say
The draft Plan is on exhibition and open for feedback until 5pm, 27 February 2026.
Whether you're a resident, a council, or an industry stakeholder, this is your opportunity to help shape how Sydney grows and evolves over the next 20 years. You can take our survey, make a formal submission, or both.
Take our survey
Take our survey to share your thoughts on housing, transport, sustainability, and more. Your feedback will help guide decisions that shape Sydney’s future.
Make a formal submission
We invite further detailed input via our submissions form.
Frequently asked questions
Sydney Plan - Frequently asked questions
For more information
If you have any questions about the Sydney Plan, please email [email protected]