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CEO of Urban Taskforce Australia, Tom Forrest, today said that making housing a central “Object” of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act represents a seismic shift in how NSW approaches planning and housing supply.
The NSW Planning System Reforms Bill 2025, introduced into Parliament by Planning Minister Paul Scully today, will deliver critical reforms to focus planners, assessors and decision makers on housing supply – reducing red tape, removing duplication, and speeding up housing delivery.
This doesn’t solve all the problems with the NSW planning system, but it’s a solid step in the right direction and should be supported.
Placing housing delivery as a central object of the Act is a significant change. At long last, this change puts housing at the centre of the planning framework in NSW. The EP&A Act’s “Objects” guide and shape the State’s planning framework and the decisions of all involved in assessment and determinations.