Formed April 2014 Employees 636 (2016) Headquarters City of Sydney | Jurisdiction New South Wales Annual budget A$1.6 billion (2016) Founded April 2014 | |
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Preceding agencies Department of Planning and Infrastructure
Department of Planning Ministers responsible Hon. Anthony Roberts MP, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing, and Special Minister of State
Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Heritage, and Minister for Local Government Parent department Department of Premier and Cabinet Profiles | ||
The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment is a department of the New South Wales Government responsible for effective and sustainable planning to support the growth in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It makes plans based on evidence for the state’s cities and regions, working with the community, business and local government to create places for people in NSW to live, work and spend their leisure time, while ensuring good access to transport and other services like shops and restaurants. The Department is also responsible for the evidence-based assessment of state significant development applications. In 2015-16 the Department approved major projects worth A$20 billion.
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The Department is the lead agency in the Planning and Environment cluster, led by Secretary, presently Carolyn McNally. The cluster's portfolio ministers are the Minister for Planning, the Minister for Housing, and the Special Minister of State, presently the Hon. Anthony Roberts MP and the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Heritage, and the Minister for Local Government, presently the Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP. Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
The Department administers the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979).
Priorities
The Department's corporate plan is outlined in Planning for Growing NSW: 2015-2017 that aims to plan for growth by inspiring strong communities and by protecting the environment. In keeping with this, the Department’s priorities are:
History
The Department was established in October 2005 when the former New South Wales Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources was disamalgamated. Between 2005 and 2011, the department was variously known as the Department of Planning, the Department of Planning and Infrastructure and Planning and Infrastructure. The Department adopted its current name in 2014.
Agencies
The following agencies are included in the Planning and Environment Cluster which is administered by the Department: