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ARTICLE · 09 AUGUST 2019

Developers: Why You Should Care about Local Strategic Planning Statements

With NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Robert Stokes' desire to end spot rezonings, and Labor's recent moves to prohibit pre-gateway reviews

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With NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Robert Stokes' desire to end spot rezonings, and Labor's recent moves to prohibit pre-gateway reviews, it is likely to become even harder for developers to have development sites rezoned. However, if your rezoning is consistent with a Local Strategic Planning Statement it will have much better prospects. 

You have probably heard some talk about Local Strategic Planning Statements (LSPSs) and may be aware that these are intended to be the 20 year strategic planning document for a local council area.

But how does this affect you? Do you need to be paying attention to LSPSs as they are released for public comment?

For any area in which you have a potential development site that may require future rezoning, yes, you should definitely be keeping your eye out for the relevant council's draft LSPS and you should be making submissions on it.

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