Neverending Story - The Latest In NSW Planning Reforms

Key Points

• The first (minor) provisions of the recent NSW planning reforms have begun, but it may take 12 months for the full package of reforms to commence.

• There's a NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the NSW planning framework underway, and a new Ministerial subgroup looking at harmonising aspects of planning laws across Australia.

It's barely two months since the major reforms to the NSW planning system were passed by Parliament, but Parliament is already starting to look at further planning reform – this time via an Upper House inquiry.

In addition, at a meeting of State and Federal local government and planning ministers last week, a Ministerial subgroup was given the green light to develop proposals covering a national approach to expanding complying development, performance monitoring and e-planning.