New online Planning PortalThe NSW Government is progressively rolling out its new online Planning Portal this year. The portal will make building and renovating easier and aims to make the planning system simpler, clearer and easier to understand.Using the portal will allow significant time savings for people building or renovating their home. Viewing development application details, for instance, could take three days under the old system. On the portal, it takes one minute. Current Planning Portal information and features include:What renovations can be done without a development application (Old system: half a day. Portal: 5 minutes.)Which state and local planning controls apply to any property in the State (Old system: 3 hours. Portal: 5 minutes.)Development application tracking (Old system: 2 hours. Portal: 1 minute.)Viewing details of DAs at a specific address (Old system: 1-3 days. Portal: 1 minute.)Further features including online lodgement of DAs and complying development will become available as part of the ongoing rollout. The portal can be viewed at https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/To read the media release click here.
Home Property Australia New online Planning Portal