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The New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes MP has proposed a series of changes to the
Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) under a new Rapid Assessment Framework (Framework).
The proposed Framework introduces a range of measures designed to streamline and standardise the development assessment process for State-significant projects. These measures include the introduction of ‘template environmental assessment requirements, a suite of environmental impact assessment guidelines and a new registered Environmental Assessment Practitioners Scheme.
Consultation on the Framework is open until 12 February 2021.
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The NSW government says that sweeping changes to the infrastructure contributions system could unlock up to $12 billion over the next 20 years, according to a new report from the NSW Productivity Commission.
NSW minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes and treasurer Dominic Perrottet welcomed the report, which lays out a roadmap for the biggest shake-up to the contributions regime in three decades.
“The development industry has been telling us for years that uncertainty surrounding infrastructure contributions was driving up house prices and slowing down progress,” Stokes says.
“Those who complain about growth in Sydney often have the same gripe - too much housing, not enough infrastructure. This report recommends a complete shift in thinking, where land rezoning, infrastructure planning and funding is considered together at the start of the process.
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NSW population to rebound post pandemic
NSW has continued to grow in 2020 despite the impacts of the pandemic which have resulted in a substantial drop in overseas migration, an annual analysis of population trends has found.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said the COVID-19 pandemic will slow population growth in the short-term but will not alter the long-term population growth that informs housing and land development targets.
“Not surprisingly, the biggest hit to population growth has been from the declining numbers of overseas migrants during the pandemic, due to border closures that came into effect in March and strict quarantine rules,” Mr Stokes said.