Councils will refer the certain applications to the necessary agency so that there is an integrated assessment of the proposal.

Examples of documents are: regional plans, district plans, guidelines and planning circulars.

A Ministerial Order is a decision made by a Minister. The Ministerial Orders are available on the Planning Portal.

The energy section examines the energy efficiency of the appliances and equipment, and the use of alternative energy sources in the development.

View the current in-force Development Control Plans.

View the current in-force contributions plans.

You can find Frequently Asked Questions for the NSW Planning Portal on this page.

Development of a large scale, economic value or that carries potential social or environmental impacts can be deemed to have State significance.

Regionally significant development needs to be notified and assessed by a council and then determined by the relevant Planning Panel.

Local development is the most common type of development in NSW and needs development approval.