To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The first stage of the NSW Government's attempts to streamline State planning policy relating to housing has been released, with long-awaited planning controls for build-to-rent (BTR) developments announced by NSW Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet (Treasurer) and Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes (Minister) on 12 February 2021 coming into immediate effect. The new State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Build-to-rent Housing) ( Amending SEPP) will not only establish a definition for BTR for the first time in NSW but mandate minimum lifespans for BTR developments, allow BTR