A New Draft Plan for Sydney and beyond

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The NSW Government has recently released a series of strategic planning policies, plans and discussion papers to guide the future growth and development of Sydney, and the State.

The documents released include:

  1. A New Approach to Strategic Planning: Discussion Paper
  2. Draft Sydney Plan
  3. Draft Statewide Policy for Industrial Lands

To help understand what is being proposed, our Town Planning team have prepared a series of articles with our preliminary analysis.

The documents are currently on public exhibition until 27 February 2026.

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A New Approach to Strategic Planning – Discussion Paper

A New Approach to Strategic Planning – Discussion Paper

4 min
Draft sydney plan
Draft Sydney Plan

Draft Sydney Plan

11 min
Statewide policy for industrial lands
Draft Statewide Policy for Industrial Lands

Draft Statewide Policy for Industrial Lands

5 min

NSW Town Planning Leads

For more information and for assistance with making a submission, please contact our NSW Town Planning team.

Contact our team
Karmi palafox
Karmi Palafox
Principal Town Planner
Sydney / Gamaragal Country
Corné van rooyen - associate town planner
Corne van Rooyen
Associate Town Planner
Sydney / Gamaragal Country

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