Submissions

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Draft Planning for Bushfire Protection 2026 | 03.09.26

I write in response to the public exhibition of the Draft Planning for…

Proposed Amendments to Planning Controls for Cumberland City | 17.08.26

I write in response to the proposed amendments to planning controls for Cumberland…

Improving Development Assessment | 04.08.26

I write in response to the Department’s discussion paper on Improving Development Assessment.…

Draft Strathfield Resilience Strategy 2026-2036 | 04.08.26

I write in response to the draft resilience strategy for Strathfield Municipal Council.…

Parramatta Road Corridor Urban Transformation Strategy – Stage 2 | 02.08.26

I write in response to the Planning Proposal, draft Development Control Plan (DCP)…

Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts | 31.07.26

Urban Taskforce Australia understands that the Federal Government intends to impose a 30…

Standard and Model Conditions of Consent: Explanation of Intended Effect | 30.07.26

I write in response to the Explanation of Intended Effect for Standard and…

Woollhara Affordable Housing Policy | 26.07.26

I write in relation to Woollahra Council’s draft affordable housing policy, which is…

Lane Cove Draft Planning Agreement | 21.07.2026

I write in relation to Lane Cove Council’s proposed Planning Agreements Policy. Urban…

Lane Cove Affordable Housing Policy | 21.07.26

I write in relation to Lane Cove Council’s draft affordable housing policy, which…

Brookvale Precinct Planning Proposal | 21.07.26

I write in relation to the planning proposal for Brookvale that is being…

Draft Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Regulation 2026 | 16.07.26

Urban Taskforce Australia has reviewed the Draft Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme)…

Affordable Housing Managers Regulatory Framework | 10.07.26

I write in relation to the draft regulations and Affordable Housing Mangers Regulatory…

Developer charges and recycled water prices for metropolitan water businesses | 06.07.26

I write in relation to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART’s) review…

Inner West Draft Development Control Plan | 26.06.26

I write in response to the public exhibition of the Inner West Draft…

Variations and changes to complying development | 24.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia appreciates the Department’s intent to make the planning system faster,…

Low-rise housing reforms and targeted assessment | 24.06.26

I write in relation to the consultation on the above discussion paper. Urban…

Bondi Junction Master Plan | 24.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes Council’s new Master Plan for Bondi Junction, and its…

Housing for All: Discussion paper | 19.06.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE I write in relation to the…

Mosman Residential DCP – Amendments – Low- and Mid-Rise Housing | 16.06.26

I write in relation to the current exhibition of Mosman’s draft development control…

Housing Supply Regulation | 15.06.26

I write in response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into housing supply regulation,…

Planning Proposal for a New Liverpool Local Environmental Plan | 11.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia notes Liverpool City Council’s decision to split the Planning Proposal…

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 and Income Tax Rate Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 | 09.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia is a not-for-profit peak industry organisation representing Australia’s most prominent…

Aerotropolis Integrated Stormwater DSP | 09.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia is concerned that the proposed price per developable hectare of…

Inner West Draft Affordable Housing Policy | 09.06.26

The Council’s proposed policy will create unnecessarily barriers for development, at a time…

Statewide Community Participation Plan | 03.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes the introduction of a single statewide Community Participation Plan…

Parramatta Draft Planning Agreement Policy (Amendment 2) | 27.05.26

Urban Taskforce Australia has reviewed the documents and wishes to raise a number…

Proposed Changes to Canterbury Bankstown Development Control Plan 2023 | 26.05.26

Urban Taskforce Australia does not support the changes proposed to set a minimum…

Inner West Draft Parking Strategy and Public Domain Parking Policy | 22.05.26

Urban Taskforce Australia does not support a number of Objectives within the draft…

Review of IPART’s Discount Rate Methodology – Draft Report | 22.05.26

Urban Taskforce Australia supports the Tribunal’s decision to maintain a cost of debt…

Mosman Masterplan | 19.05.26

This draft plan appears to be the latest in a series of attempts…

The Hills Draft Tower Crane Policy | 19.05.26

Tower cranes are well-regulated, subject to a rigorous compliance regime governing their operations.…

Hornsby Employment Lands Planning Proposal – F2025/00219#001 | 11.05.26

Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes a review of employment lands policy and Hornsby Shire…

Senate Productivity: National Construction Code | 08.05.26

In response to a Question on Notice for the Senate Select Committee on…

Orchard Hills Draft Rezoning | 01.05.26

While Urban Taskforce Australia recognises the efforts of DPHI to consider, respond to,…

Intergenerational Housing Inequity | 01.05.26

Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes the current review as an important investigation into the…

Draft St Marys Town Centre Development Contributions Plan | 22.04.26

Urban Taskforce Australia supports the move to rezone and redevelop St Marys but…

Burwood North Metro Rezoning Proposal | 10.04.26

Urban Taskforce Australia strongly supports this proposal, recognising the significant contribution this will…

Draft Planning Agreement Policy and Guideline | 04.04.26

Urban Taskforce Australia has strong concerns regarding the Policy’s stated intention for 50%…

Productivity in Australia | 27.03.26

In 2025, Urban Taskforce Australia made a submission to Treasurer Jim Chalmers Economic…

Climate Change and Natural Hazards SEPP | 16.03.26

The discussion papers state that the policy will support merit-based decisions and that…

Draft Burwood Planning Agreement Policy 2025 | 17.03.26

I write to raise some concerns about the draft Planning Agreement Policy, which…

Oran Park Town Centre Expansion Planning Proposal (reference PP/2021/6/1) | 13.03.26

Urban Taskforce Australia supports the proposed expansion of the Oran Park Town Centre…

Randwick Development Control Plan (DCP) – Stage 2 | 05.03.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE While Urban Taskforce Australia appreciates efforts…

Campbelltown LEP Review and related Draft DCP amendment | 03.03.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes the changes,…

Streamlining and Modernising the National Construction Code | 27.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia is a not-for-profit…

Regional Planning Reforms | 27.02.26

The three papers released – A New Approach to Strategic Planning; Statewide Policy…

Establishing the Development Coordination Authority | 25.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Thank you for the opportunity to…

Co-Living Housing (Student Housing): Trends and Planning Responses in Randwick City | 24.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia notes with concern…

Randwick Junction Town Centre Planning Proposal | 24.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes the proposal…