Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the A New Approach to Strategic Planning: Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper) and draft Sydney Plan. This submission provides feedback on the Discussion Paper and, where relevant, elements of the draft Sydney Plan which is on exhibition concurrently. The draft Sydney Plan is illustrative of how the new approach to strategic planning is intended to be implemented. We also note the government is at the same time seeking feedback on a draft Statewide Industrial Lands Policy, however we do not provide any substantial feedback on that document directly.