Category: Submission Guides

Here is the BPN submission guide for the current exhibition of the NSW Government Improving Development Assessment discussion paper. This exhibition is concurrent with the Standard and Model Conditions of Consent exhibition, which is the tail-end of the DA process. Whereas this second exhibition is about the start of the DA process. It is proposed…

This is a State Environmental Planning Policy amendment with no further exhibition of the Policy required. Closes 30 July 2026 https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/draftplans/exhibition/standard-and-model-conditions-consent-explanation-intended-effect What is being proposed The NSW Government is proposing to standardise conditions of development consent across NSW and include them in a single statewide SEPP under the Planning Systems Reforms Act 2025. All residential development…

This is the second major planning change that is currently on exhibition, for which we are circulating this submission guide. The NSW Government is proposing a new Complying Development Variations pathway and changes to Complying Development standards. A new “Complying Development Code Variation Certificate” pathway is proposed The Explanation of Intended Effects says that use…

The NSW Government has released a discussion paper proposing significant changes to the assessment of low-rise housing in NSW. The NSW Government discussion paper proposes the use of a new Targeted Assessment pathway for low-rise housing that the Government thinks is low-impact, low-risk or has supposedly undergone detailed assessment at a strategic level. Better Planning…