NSW Planning Policy Reforms

The NSW Government is embarking on a significant new planning policy reform agenda that, when implemented, will have far reaching impacts across the industry. 

Planning policy is seeking to catch up to the changes and demands in housing that has been evident for years, by formally recognising varying household typologies and facilitating greater choice for people and new investment.

The proposed changes seek to usher in a wave of new mandatory considerations and more stringent design performance outcomes form existing policy guides.

Have they got the balance right and will it positively shape a better site and wider precinct development outcomes for users and the community?

Join us on May 31 with our 3 industry experts, who will offer their thoughts on the proposed changes and debate the impacts for development and design.

Stephen White (Urbis), Lisa-Maree Carrigan (GroupGSA) and Robert Graham ( Stockland) will look at the key changes including:

• Overview of current NSW residential apartment planning policy (SEPP 65 design quality of residential flat development (2002) residential Flat design Code (2002) – updated in 2015 to Apartment Design Guide (ADG).

• Perspectives on successes and shortcomings from previous apartment design state policy settings

• Current NSW Premier’s Priorities Plan - Greening Public Spaces – (outline objectives/targets) - Greening our City - (outline objectives/targets )

• Housing Strategy outline– new housing typologies: Built to rent, co livening and updated controls for commercial units, seniors housing, boarding houses and student housing.

• Primary focus today – on planned next suite of updated and new built form policy settings - Draft Design and Place SEPP (include amendments to Apartment design guide) - Connecting with Country – draft design framework

• Design and Place SEPP - outline of policy purpose and structure

• Connecting with Country – draft framework - Strategies for connecting with country - Implementing connecting with country

Cost to attend is $85 per person plus GST. Save 10% when you book for a group of 4 or more. Purchase includes course notes, MP4 recording of the session and CPD certificate

Meet the Experts

Stephen White

Stephen White is recognised as a leading urban planning advisor in the industry, with a career in consulting advisory spanning some 25 years. Client value Stephen’s strategic insight and call on his involvement at project inception to guide the strategy. He has a strong track record in securing large scale mixed-use residential rezoning’s and development approvals involving complex physical characteristics and community concerns. Stephen has particular expertise in combining his urban planning and urban design advisory skills. Clients prize his ability to develop project strategies that identify opportunities and manage risks, achieving the desired commercial and public domain outcomes.

Lisa Maree Carrigan

Lisa-Maree is a Director of Architecture & Urban Design globally at GroupGSA. She leads engagement of teams and clients through design collaboration and strategic direction. Her involvement in many award-winning projects and growth of design depth in the practice speaks to her passion for creative collaboration and curation for clients. With over 25 years’ experience in the industry, Lisa-Maree brings a depth of understanding and leadership in Living Environments, mixed use and tourism and leisure to project creation, advocacy and built outcomes.

Robert Graham

Robert is National Co-head of Design Stockland heading up the Stockland Design Studio and nationally responsible for Residential, Mixed-Use and Retirement Living. Robert has 25 years of architectural experience and has worked on a range of award-winning projects including Pier 6/7 at Walsh Bay, Promontory at Pyrmont, Latitude at Lavender Bay, Harold Park and Green Square. He has been instrumental in developing the design vision strategy and urban frameworks for the sustainable and progressive development of these projects.

CPD Learning Outcomes - at the conclusion of this webinar attendees will be able to:

1.List the key design principles of the current NSW residential apartment planning policy

(2.2 Design -predesign)

2.Explain the objectives behind the changes to the ADG 

(2.2 Design – predesign)

3. List 3 proposed strategies contained in the "Connecting with Country" design provisions

(4.2 Design-Schematic design)

4. List the "key" mandatory provisions contained in the guidelines

(3.4 Design -conceptual design/ 5.3 Documentation - Detailed Design)