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What is exempt development?
Certain works under the NSW planning system do not require any type of development approval. This is called exempt development. Some...
David
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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Review of Development Applications
The NSW Planning system makes provision for a review of an application that has been refused by the Council. This is an alternative...
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Jan 19, 20232 min read
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What has driven the relocation of industrial land away from the waterfront? Is this sustainable?
The NSW Government maintains a highly useful website called "Six Maps". As part of this website, there is a feature that shows aerial...
David
Oct 22, 20225 min read
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Proliferation of solar and wind power - implications for planning and land use decisions
Wind and solar power have gained in popularity amongst Australian politicians in recent years, with a number of announcements being made...
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Jul 20, 20226 min read
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Is the sale of public assets to foreign governments "privatisation"?
Privatisation of public assets has been a relatively bipartisan theme of Australian politics for the past 30 years. Many infrastructure...
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May 14, 20223 min read
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Changes to State Environmental Planning Policies
Developers would be aware that major changes have been made by the NSW Government to the suite of State Environmental Planning Policies...
David
May 10, 20224 min read
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Relationship between city density and petroleum consumption
What relationship is there between how we design our cities and the amount of oil that we consume? The evidence is that there is a strong...
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Jan 24, 20222 min read
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Housing density and road maintenance costs for Councils
Road maintenance/renewal is typically the one of the largest components of Council budgets in NSW and represents a substantial cost for...
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Jan 7, 20222 min read
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Urban design post-pandemic
Happy new year to all readers of this blog! I hope to make more frequent posts this year if workload/time permits. It is a worthwhile...
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Jan 2, 20222 min read
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Radiant city
Over the weekend, I came across this documentary, which was produced in Canada in 2006. It presents a critique of suburban sprawl as a...
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May 20, 20211 min read
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Low rise housing diversity code
The NSW Government has greatly expanded the types of development that can proceed as Complying Development in recent years through the...
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Apr 2, 20212 min read
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Three models of government
This blog post looks at how three modes of government might operate. The first is government run in the interests of it's rulers, the...
David
Dec 30, 20202 min read
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About blog
This blog is provided for educational purposes and as a guide/starting point for those looking to learn more about the NSW planning...
David
Nov 17, 20201 min read
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Changes to what constitutes commencement of a development consent
The NSW government has made many changes to planning legislation in recent months under the title "COVID-19 response and recovery". A...
David
May 28, 20203 min read
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Development Applications - Changes of use
Under the NSW planning system, not only do new buildings generally require approval but the "use" of buildings and their fitout also...
David
Apr 6, 20202 min read
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Unauthorised building work
Most forms of development in NSW requires some form of consent - usually from the local Council, although increasingly in many instances...
David
Mar 6, 20202 min read
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Electronic lodgement of Development Applications
As I mentioned in my book, the lodgement of Development Applications in NSW has historically been a very paper-based process which has...
David
Feb 7, 20202 min read
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State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019 Review
The NSW government announced the creation of a new State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) on 20 December which will come into effect...
David
Jan 2, 20203 min read
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Book released - Understanding Local Government and Town Planning in NSW
A copy of my book, "Understanding Local Government and Town Planning in NSW" is now available. This book has been prepared as a practical...
David
Dec 6, 20191 min read
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Pubs and small bars - Development Applications
Pubs and bars can often be controversial developments. This is particularly where they are proposed surrounding residential areas or...
David
Sep 19, 20192 min read
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