New South Wales planning hub

New South Wales planning, made navigable.

Search any NSW address for a free instant planning snapshot — zone, overlays, hazards, applicable SEPPs and dwelling-yield estimate. Or jump straight to a title, planning guide or planner consult.

Free instant planning summary — zone, overlays, hazards, dwelling yield estimate. No signup required.

Just need a title document?

If you already have a plan number, dealing number or address you can order a title, plan or registered dealing directly. Council requires the title and plan for any development application.

About NSW's planning system

NSW planning runs on a stack: a local Local Environmental Plan (LEP) with zone use tables, FSR and height maps; the Codes SEPP for Complying Development; the Housing SEPP for the Low Rise Housing Diversity Code; the Apartment Design Guide for residential flat buildings; plus heritage, biodiversity, hazards and infrastructure SEPPs.

Development goes through one of three pathways — Exempt Development, Complying Development (CDC) or a Development Application (DA). The right pathway depends on the proposal, the zone, and any overlays touching the parcel.

The Property Snapshot reads the public state spatial layers; the Detailed Snapshot interprets those controls against your specific project; reports and consultations cover the harder calls.

Working in another state?

Same address-search and snapshot pattern across Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.

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