Explore key resources to help prepare, lodge and track planning applications. Learn about application types, access training and stay up to date with Planning Portal services and fees.
Housing
Register your short-term rental property through the NSW Planning Portal. Ensure you meet safety standards, know your host obligations, and stay compliant under the framework.
A dedicated planning support service for community housing providers. Get help navigating pathways, solving issues and delivering essential homes across NSW.
Policies and legislation
Explore statewide planning rules that guide land use and development in NSW. Learn how these policies work and find the ones that apply to your project or area.
Find out how zoning and local planning rules shape what can be built or developed in your area.
Learn about the planning approval pathways in NSW, from exempt development to state significant infrastructure. Find out which pathway applies based on the scale, location, and impact of your project.
Environmental considerations
Use the NSW Planning Spatial Viewer to search your address to see zoning, planning controls and development opportunities for your land.
Explore pre-approved, sustainable housing designs that can fast-track your planning approval for terraces, townhouses, manor homes and mid-rise apartments across NSW.
