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NSW Department of Planning and Environment Annual Report 2018-19 Annual Report 18–19 NSW Department of Planning and Environment Annual Report 2018–19 Contents Letter to the Minister .......................................................3 Make Music Day 2019 ...............................................66 About this report ............................................................3 Sydney Film Festival and Screenability program ........... 67 Secretary’s Foreword ......................................................4 Strategic Open Space Program ..................................68 National Construction Code .....................................70 Overview .............................................5 Online tools and services ..........................................70 About the Department ...............................................6 Major contributions to NSW ........................................7 A Sustainable Natural Environment ........ 71 2018-19 Highlights ....................................................9 Compliance and enforcement activities ......................72 Resource Operations ................................................ 16 Sustainable environment ........................................... 74 Resources Policy, Planning and Programs ..................... 16 The Department’s executives and divisions .................. 18 Supporting People and Governance ......79 Recognition for the Department and staff in 2018-19 ..... 21 Our people .............................................................80 Governance ............................................................ 81 A Strong Economy ...............................23 Economic development ............................................24 Financial Statements ............................83 Housing .................................................................26 Planning Ministerial Corporation Improvements to policies, guidelines and processes .....33 Financial statements ..................................................84 Create NSW ............................................................ 37 Department of Planning and Environment Office of Strategic Lands ...........................................38 Financial statements ................................................ 130 Assessment outcomes ...............................................39 Appendices ...................................... 183 A Vibrant Sydney .................................43 Appendix 1: Human resources ...............................184 Sydney housing .......................................................44 Human Resources ................................................... 184 Enhancing communities ............................................46 Appendix 2: Legal and risk ....................................192 The Government Architect NSW ................................ 47 Legal change ......................................................... 192 Key collaborations and partnerships ............................49 Appendix 3: Finance ............................................199 Cultural infrastructure ...............................................50 Major capital works ................................................ 199 Mineral Resources Fund reports ................................200 Thriving Regions .................................53 General matters ..................................................... 201 Payment of accounts ..............................................239 Introduction ............................................................54 Appendix 4: Governance and other ....................... 244 Regional case studies ................................................56 Public interest disclosures ....................................... 244 Support for arts and culture in regional NSW ...............58 Research and development ..................................... 248 Stronger Community Participation ......... 61 Geological Survey of NSW ...................................... 249 Waste management and resource efficiency .............. 251 Introduction .............................................................62 Appendix 5: Additional information ....................... 254 Digital and social media growth .................................62 Contact information ...............................................254 Community awareness .............................................63 Abbreviations ........................................................256 Stakeholder engagement highlights ...........................63 Index ....................................................................259 Culturally and linguistically diverse outreach .................65 Annual report compliance checklist Council and industry engagement ..............................66 (as issued by Treasury) ............................................262 Cover photograph: Friendship - an entry in the Department’s annual photography contest by Robin Ward. 2 NSW Department of Planning and Environment Annual Report 2018–19 Letter to the Minister The Hon Rob Stokes MP Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Minister I am pleased to submit for presentation to Parliament the Annual Report for the Department of Planning and Environment for the year ended 30 June 2019. This report has been prepared in accordance with the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985 and the Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation 2015. Yours sincerely Jim Betts Secretary About this report This annual report summarises the activities and performance of the NSW Department of Planning and Environment for 2018-19. It has been prepared according to legislative and regulatory requirements. The report’s structure reflects achievements against the five aspirations that drive the Department’s vision: • A strong economy • A vibrant Sydney • Thriving regions • Stronger community participation • A sustainable natural environment. It also includes commentary about supporting people and governance, financials and other statutory reporting requirements. 3 Secretary’s Foreword In 2018-19, the Department The Department prioritised public and green spaces, of Planning and launching the Five Million Trees (5MT) program for Greater Environment delivered Sydney to grow the tree canopy, with grants totalling $5.4 a range of innovative million awarded to 20 councils, and a $150 million Strategic programs and policies that Open Space Program for green and open spaces. We are enhanced the economy, proud of our Everyone Can Play inclusive playground program supported regional NSW and the 20 Metropolitan Greenspace Program grants, totalling and increased community $4 million, to 13 councils in Greater Sydney and the Central participation in the planning Coast to encourage priority green grid corridors. process. We helped make better lives for the people The Department’s extensive policy work included changes to of NSW. retail land-use definitions, a state-wide planning framework and mandatory Code of Conduct for short-term rental We achieved greater, quantifiable efficiency in many areas. accommodation and amendments to state environmental The Department exceeded the Premier’s Priority target of planning policies (SEPP) for seniors housing and affordable 61,000 new completed homes per year on average, with over housing. A seminal SEPP for the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal 75,000 homes built across NSW in 2018-19, and residential Land Council will unlock the economic potential of Aboriginal housing approvals of more than 57,600 for the same year, community-owned land and provide a path forward for other well above the annual target of 50,000. State-led rezoning land councils. The new Inland Code simplifies the planning created the capacity for 14,000 more homes, exceeding the process for home owners and farmers in regional NSW. Premier’s Priority target of 10,000 new homes per year, and the Department rezoned about 870 hectares of greenfield land in The Department oversaw many energy initiatives in 2018-19, Greater Sydney. This was all supported by the delivery of the including development of the Transmission Infrastructure Housing Acceleration Fund, which provided $1.29 billion of Strategy and application rounds for pre-investment and capital infrastructure through 56 projects. And we lowered approval grants for new and emerging energy projects, for installers and assessment times (achieved the State Priority of halving of solar for low income households, and for the Regional the time to assess and determine state significant proposals by Community Energy Fund. The Department oversaw five energy March 2019). rebate programs helping more than 900,000 households. The NSW Government also released the NSW Pumped Hydro The Department helped boost the economy by assessing Roadmap. 359 state significant project applications, while also halving the time to assess and determine them. These projects have Create NSW’s achievements in the cultural sector included a combined capital investment value of more than $18 billion attendance at cultural venues and events rising 20 per cent and potentially will generate nearly 60,000 jobs. over three years. It also progressed the Sydney Modern Project, began Stage One of the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct We completed nine strategic regional plans to provide redevelopment, selected six global architectural teams to regions with a planning path for the next 20 years. The develop design concepts for the new Powerhouse Precinct at Department collaborated broadly to develop the Stage 1 Land Parramatta and secured
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