This follows the decision late last month to revoke the Ministerial Direction for the nine principles, which were aimed at achieving outcomes to improve planning systems, design and place for quality of life, biodiversity and conservation, resilience and hazards, and maintaining corridors for transport and infrastructure, housing, industry and employment, resources and energy, and primary production.
NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts told a group at a lunch held by the Urban Taskforce Australia earlier this week that he will not go ahead with the draft Design and Place State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) created by former Minister Rob Stokes.
By ditching proposed new planning rules the government has made a blatant pitch to win developers which will cost the citizens of NSW in the long-term.
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