Significant changes proposed for all development assessment in NSW risk increasing environmental, community impacts and corruption risks: Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025
On 17 September 2025, the NSW Government introduced the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025 (the Bill) into the NSW Parliament.
The Bill proposes amendments to the State’s primary planning legislation, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), as well as the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (EP&A Regulation) and other legislation.
