The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has announced that planning documents will be easier to access and assessment timeframes will be more transparent thanks to significant upgrades to the State’s Major Projects website.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes said the upgrades would provide community and industry with a one-stop-shop for information on planning matters.
“For the first time, the public will be able to view all post approval documents in one place,” Mr Stokes said.
“We have gotten rid of outdated IT, and created a single source of truth that allows everyone to access documents and reports on developments across the State,” he said.
“More than 130,000 people have visited the major projects website since it was released in February this year, so we want to ensure those people have direct access to accurate and timely information.”
Mr Stokes said the upgrades were part of reforms announced last week to bring greater certainty, transparency and timeliness to the NSW planning system.
He said that previously, proponents had to manually lodge post approval documents via the Department and did not have visibility of who was managing the project or the timeframe for action.
“Now, proponents will be able to lodge all post approval documents online, track progress against timeframes, monitor compliance and consult with the Department and more than 100 government offices across NSW more efficiently,” he said.
Mr Stokes said the upgrades would help to keep the community informed about major projects.
Further information on the Major Projects website can be accessed at this PS News link.
