NSW planning to remain far cry from Victorian and Queensland counterparts
Amendments to new planning legislation remove the code assessable development community consultation process, leaving New South Wales different from Victoria and Queensland where similar initiatives are currently in place.
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Brad Hazzard, said that the removal of this aspect of the legislation effectively reduces the say from the general public.
"Queensland and Victoria have used similar systems for years and their communities have benefitted from the upfront consultation and the certainty as to what development will occur where," said Hazzard.
"NSW currently has only limited complying code provisions which sees 27 per cent only of developments approved this way."
Currently, Queensland sees 80% of developments approved through codes and Victoria has 76%.