According to a new league table, 21 Sydney councils are taking more than an average 115 days to approve development applications. See how yours ranks.
The NSW Labor government will use a new league table to expose councils that are dragging their heels in approving development applications for new housing as it searches for ways to ensure it meets its ambitious targets of 377,000 extra homes within five years., published for the first time on Thursday, reveals the top and bottom performers, with Georges River, North Sydney and Sutherland the slowest councils in Greater Sydney in terms of DA approvals.
Councils approve about 85 per cent of all residential development applications, prompting the Minns government to also release aUnder that order, councils must determine development applications within an average of 115 days, but that timeframe speeds up each year, reducing to an average of 105 days in 2025–26, 95 days in 2026–27 and 85 days from July 1, 2027.
These financial incentives will include grants for councils to fund more green space, such as parks and sporting facilities, as well as the maintenance of local streets and footpaths.The league table, which will updated daily with information from councils, will be used to identify those councils that consistently underperform over time.
The league table will also publish the time it takes for state agencies, such as Transport for NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service, to assess parts of a development application.
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