{"id":6252,"date":"2020-04-28T23:51:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T23:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=6252"},"modified":"2020-04-28T23:51:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T23:51:22","slug":"accelerated-planning-projects-to-deliver-jobs-and-boost-the-economy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/28\/accelerated-planning-projects-to-deliver-jobs-and-boost-the-economy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCELERATED PLANNING PROJECTS TO DELIVER JOBS AND BOOST THE ECONOMY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of new homes, new industrial complexes and six schools are among the first wave of projects that will have their assessments fast-tracked to boost the State\u2019s economy and create opportunities for thousands of new jobs in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian, Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet have today announced the first 24 projects to undergo a fast-tracked assessment process as part of the NSW Government\u2019s new Planning System Acceleration Program.
\n\u201cBy fast-tracking assessments, we will keep people in jobs and keep the construction industry moving as we ride out the COVID-19 pandemic and set our sights on economic recovery,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\nThe 24 projects identified in the first tranche of fast-tracked assessments have the potential to: – Create almost 9,500 new jobs during construction and once complete; – Inject $7.54 billion into the State\u2019s economy; – Deliver more than 325,000 square metres of new public open space, parks and environmental conservation lands; and – Allow more than 4,400 new homes to be built, including more than 1,000 social and affordable homes.
\nMr Stokes said decisions will be made on the first tranche of projects within the next four weeks.
\n\u201cThis will mean shovel-ready projects can get underway and the construction pipeline can continue to grow,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\n\u201cIf approved, these projects will be a win-win for NSW: delivering jobs for today, and local community and business benefits tomorrow.\u201d
\n\u201cIt\u2019s important to note that this is not a greenlighting exercise, the same stringent checks, balances and community consultation that ensures transparency, public benefit and merit-based assessment of projects remain.\u201d
\nThe criteria to identify and progress projects through a fast-tracked assessment
\nprocess has also been released.
\nTo be considered for a fast-tracked assessment, the development application (DA) or rezoning must already be in the system, deliver a public benefit, demonstrate an ability to create jobs during construction and once complete, be able to commence construction within six months (for a State Significant Development application or State Significant Infrastructure application) or allow a DA to be lodged within six months (for a rezoning).
\nThe criteria has been formulated by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment in consultation with government agencies and key industry groups. A probity advisor will continue to oversee and report on the fast-tracked process to ensure it is transparent and robust.
\nMr Perrottet said additional projects that fit the new criteria would go through the fasttracked process, with further tranches to be announced.
\n\u201cWe know our planning system will be a key lever in driving investment in NSW as we come out of this crisis,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cNSW already has the country\u2019s biggest infrastructure program and we need to do what we can now to make sure that continues.\u201d
\nFast-tracking project assessments is one of the key pillars of the NSW Government\u2019s Planning System Acceleration Program that will create opportunities for more than 30,000 jobs by the end of September 2020.
\nOther elements of the Program include a new one-stop shop for industry, clearing the backlog of cases stuck in the Land & Environment Court and investing $70 million to co-fund vital new community infrastructure in North West Sydney.
\nTo view the fast-tracked assessment criteria and list of projects visit\u00a0www.planning.nsw.gov.au\/fast-tracked-assessments<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thousands of new homes, new industrial complexes and six schools are among the first wave of projects that will have their assessments fast-tracked to boost the State\u2019s economy and create opportunities for thousands of new jobs in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes and Treasurer Dominic … Continue reading “ACCELERATED PLANNING PROJECTS TO DELIVER JOBS AND BOOST THE ECONOMY”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}