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One of the reasons for housing continuity problems in NSW is the cumbersome planning system which can lead to long waits for planning permission. A slow-based process slows down the build speed. It’s no surprise that housing supply is struggling to keep up with demand.
On 17 September, the NSW state government announced it was introducing “Global” legislation to reform planning laws across the country, the biggest changes in 50 years.
At the time of writing, the legislation has passed the NSW lower house and is now being challenged by the upper house.
As well as encouraging the construction of new homes, there are also some important changes that should improve the process of renovating their home.
The full coverage of the new law makes for easier, faster and more uniform adoption in different local councils.
Development Coordinating Authorities
At the heart of these changes is a new body to be called the Development Coordinates Authority.
This will act as a “single front door” to advise on development requests and planning proposals on behalf of all NSS government agencies.
It will also coordinate responses from all these government agencies. In fact, they will do a run around that has, until now, been done by the home owner or whoever does it for them.
Expanding the way to keep up with development
Another important reform change is the increase in compliance and development regulations.
The accompanying development already provides a fast-track approval process for direct rehabilitation work that meets pre-determination standards.
With new changes, minor variations in the accompanying development plan must be approved within 10 days, or the variations will be deemed automatically approved.
In the past, the delay in the approval of these small changes can stay with the local council for a long time, completely reducing the idea of a quick option.
Standard standing in councils
The reforms aim to introduce consistent, state-wide consent conditions for general development. This gives greater assurance to the bakers and the preparations.
For a builder like AddBuild, which works on many local projects in Sydney – and we often take care of the approval process on behalf of clients – we have to be able to work quickly on both approvals.
What’s next?
The NSW Environmental Design and Assessment Amendment Bill for 2025 was passed with amendments in the NSW legislative assembly on 16 October, and debate began in the legislative council on 21 October.
As might be expected, there was strong debate about the changes, with some proposed amendments. So the debate continues and is set to resume on November 11.
Want to renew now?
While these changes are accepted, given time to discuss with designers and builders, anyone who wants to renovate their home should not be delayed waiting for the law to pass.
If you’re looking to add space to your home, we’d love to hear from you. As another ‘Sydney’ designer and build ‘builder with a 45-plus year historyAdditions already have the technology to help Sydney owners in current conditions.
We offer a ‘Concept to Contry Complior’ Service where we design your plans, get them approved by your local council, and build your project.
We understand how to best use the development method of compatibility with the current as it currently works, and can advise you if that is the way for your project.
AddBuild has worked for almost every Sydney Local Council, completing over 2,000 homes, and we use that experience and know-how to create designs that can be approved as quickly as possible.
If you’re thinking about expanding your home and doing a major renovation, we’d love to hear from you and share our knowledge.
Call our office (02) 8765 1555 or send us a message using our Contact form if outside office hours.
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