Department of Planning and Environment (New South Wales)

New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment
Department overview
Formed	April 2014
Preceding agencies	Department of Planning and Infrastructure Department of Planning
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney^[1]
Employees	792 (2013) as Department of Planning & Infrastructure^[2]
Annual budget	A$119 million (2010) as Department of Planning
Ministers responsible	Hon. Rob Stokes MP, Minister for Planning Hon. Mark Speakman MP, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Heritage, and Assistant Minister for Planning Hon. Paul Toole MP, Minister for Local Government
Department executive	Carolyn McNally, Secretary
Parent Department	Department of Premier and Cabinet
Child agencies	Central Coast Regional Development Corporation Hunter Development Corporation Luna Park Reserve Trust Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Office of Environment and Heritage Office of Local Government
Website	www.planning.nsw.gov.au

The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment is a department of the New South Wales Government. The Department is responsible for effective and sustainable planning to support growing NSW. 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 2013/14 the Department approved major projects worth $13.5 billion.

The Department is the lead agency in the Planning and Environment cluster, led by Secretary Carolyn McNally. The cluster's portfolio ministers are the Minister for Planning, the Honourable Rob Stokes MP, the Minister for the Environment, Minister for Heritage, and Assistant Minister for Planning, the Honourable Mark Speakman MP, and the Minister for Local Government, the Honourable Paul Toole MP. Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

The Department administers the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979).^[3]

Priorities

The Department's vision is Planning for Growing NSW. Inspiring strong communities. Protecting the Environment. In keeping with this, the Department’s priorities are:

Enabling the creation of strong, vibrant communities
Make the planning system simpler, cheaper and faster
Supporting affordable and appropriately-serviced housing and employment land
Assessing major projects and infrastructure in a timely and efficient way, while ensuring appropriate planning outcomes

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 known as the New South Wales Department of Planning. Following the 2011 state election, the Department was known as the Department of Planning and Infrastructure. The current name was adopted following the appointment of the Honourable Mike Baird MP as Premier of NSW.

References

↑ "About us: Contact us". Department of Planning and Infrastructure. Government of New South Wales. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
↑ http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Portals/0/AboutUs/docs/2013_About-us.pdf
↑ "NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act". Parliament of New South Wales. 1979. Retrieved 5 May 2007.

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