THE planning system in New South Wales has entered the digital age with the launch of ePlanning.
Planning minister Pru Goward said the planning system will be easier to navigate and become more accessible.
“I know the planning system can sometimes be cumbersome, time-consuming, costly and difficult to navigate.
“To plan for the future, the system needs to be modern, and take advantage of technology available in everyone’s pocket or on their desk. For too long, it has been slow, hard to access and based on the paper systems of bygone centuries.
“This takes the paper out of planning and makes planning more convenient and more user-friendly, as well as providing real savings to users,” she added.
The new ePlanning tools include:
• Planning Viewer – to show the planning rules that apply to properties in NSW where a standard Local Environmental Plan has been adopted
• Interactive buildings – users will be able to click on an interactive 3D image model of a standard home, commercial or industrial property and understand in plain English what development standards apply and what work can be undertaken as exempt development.
• Local Insights – to see a range of useful planning related statistics and projections at a council level and the location of current development applications where available, from mobile devices, tablets or computers.
The tool also allows users submit complying development applications online and enable all NSW councils to offer residents the ability to track development applications online, through grant funding.
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