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ARTICLE · 18 JULY 2006

Planning, Environment & Government Update – March 2006

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Forty per cent of councils fail to determine a development application within the 40-day deadline, according to NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor.

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  • NSW councils told to lift their game
    • New panel to unclog the system; clampdown on spot rezoning
    • Developers held to ransom by "voluntary" contributions provisions

    NSW COUNCILS TOLD TO LIFT THEIR GAME

    Forty per cent of councils fail to determine a development application within the 40-day deadline, according to NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor. He expressed his dissatisfaction with councils’ performance at the second reading speech for the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2006 (the Bill). He was also concerned that many councils incur excessive legal fees in relation to planning and development.

    The Bill seeks to make sweeping changes to local councils’ powers and broadens the opportunities for State Government intervention.

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