Shoalhaven City Council Joins NSW Government To Fast Track Planning Assessments - Shoalhaven City Council - Media Release

19 June 2020

Shoalhaven City Council is one of the 

first in the State to opt-in to the NSW

 Government Planning System

 Acceleration Program, in a move to

 fast track Council-led planning projects

 in the Shoalhaven region.

  

Introduced in April, the Program offers

 tools, guidance and support to fast-

track planning projects and will work to

 increase employment and investment

 opportunities in communities.

  

Mayor Amanda Findley supported the

 move, which will allow Council to help

 the Shoalhaven community rebound

 from the impacts of the COVID-19

 pandemic. 

 “The Program is a great example of

 State and local government working

 together to generate investment and

 jobs in the community during this time

 of uncertainty,” Mayor Findley said. 

  

“Once a project is selected for the

 program, it is determined within four

 weeks. This will help to encourage 

confidence and will help to ensure our

 construction industry remains healthy

 to continue to support our community’s

 infrastructure needs.

As part of the accelerated assessment

 program, Shoalhaven City Council will 

receive: 

• Key tools and documents from the State’s Planning System Acceleration Program that will enable council to implement a transparent and robust fast-tracked assessment process at a local level; 
• Access to the Government’s new ‘One Stop Shop’ that has been set up to manage complex planning projects and coordination between government agencies; 
• Training and support from senior planners within the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to establish local accelerated assessment programs; and 
• Direction from the NSW Government to State and regional planning panels to support efforts by councils to get shovel-ready projects out the door faster. 

 Other NSW Councils joining 

Shoalhaven City Council as the first

 group to opt-in to the program, include

 Blacktown, The Hills, Parramatta, 

Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury

 Bankstown, Northern Beaches,

 Wagga, Albury and Port Stephens. 

For more information visit the Council 

Accelerated Assessment Program

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