Housing Code Monitor Feeds

Article – SMH, Harvey Grennan: "'Refund half fees' for slow DA approvals"

Tue, 19 May 2009 01:37:15 +0000

Article – SMH, Harvey Grennan: "'Refund half fees' for slow DA approvals":

March 19, 2009

DEVELOPERS say councils should refund half the development application fees if they do not process the application within the statutory time limit.

Media Release – Brad Hazzard: $270,000 to sell complying codes that don't comply

Tue, 19 May 2009 01:36:03 +0000

Media Release – Brad Hazzard: $270,000 to sell complying codes that don't comply:

The incompetent Rees Labor Government has spent over a quarter of a million dollars of taxpayers money selling a complying housing code that won’t apply to many local areas.

Article - Central Coast Express Advocate, Terry Collins: Housing codes a headache for Gosford, Wyong councils

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:46:16 +0000

Article - Central Coast Express Advocate, Terry Collins: Housing codes a headache for Gosford, Wyong councils:

NEW housing codes introduced by the State Government in February have been causing more than a few headaches for Gosford and Wyong councils.

Article - SMH, Harvey Grennan: Time frames a 'distortion'

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:42:35 +0000

Article - SMH, Harvey Grennan: Time frames a 'distortion':

April 14, 2009 THE Government’s claim that the new housing code will cut development approval times by an average of 110 days is “a gross distortion”, said the Mayor of Hills Shire Council, Larry Bolitho.

Article - LiveNews.com.au: Sydney housing land running out

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:16:00 +0000

Article - LiveNews.com.au: Sydney housing land running out:

Planning Minister Kristina Keneally Sydney has enough undeveloped or greenfield land to supply the housing market for the next five years, the NSW government says.

Article - Local Government News: LGSA files report on new housing code

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:13:00 +0000

Article - Local Government News: LGSA files report on new housing code:

The Local Government and Shires Associations (LGSA) has issued a report with the NSW Department of Planning covering the problems NSW councils are facing implementing the State’s new Housing Code.

LGSA Media Release: Housing Code report card raises council concerns

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:12:29 +0000

LGSA Media Release: Housing Code report card raises council concerns:

The Local Government and Shires Associations have provided the Department of Planning a report on the problems NSW councils are facing implementing the State’s new Housing Code.

Article - Yass Tribune: Red tape cut in new building policy

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:06:31 +0000

Article - Yass Tribune: Red tape cut in new building policy:

Friday 20 March The need for a planning or building approval to construct sheds, pergolas, and carports may no longer be required under a new state policy, which came into effect on February 27.

Article - SMH, Harvey Grennan: Making sense of the code

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:57:00 +0000

Article - SMH, Harvey Grennan: Making sense of the code:

March 10, 2009

HOME builders and developers have three ways to get approval for complying development for the next 12 months. They can use the new Housing Code, lodge a full development application, or until February they can use the local council’s existing complying development code if it is more lenient.

Article – SMH, Harvey Grennan: New housing code causes council confusion

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:39:25 +0000

Article – SMH, Harvey Grennan: New housing code causes council confusion:

March 3, 2009

THE new NSW Housing Code got off to a shaky start on Friday. One set of changes came in the form of a circular to councils requiring that Section 149 certificates show whether they apply to land on which a complying development applies, and if not why not.

Media Release – Brad Hazzard: “Claytons” Housing Code Kicks In Today

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:38:40 +0000

Media Release – Brad Hazzard: “Claytons” Housing Code Kicks In Today:

Friday February 27, 2009 Today is launch day for Labor’s new uniform housing code which will be nothing more than a ‘claytons’ uniform housing code and won’t deliver what Labor said it would.

LGSA Media Release: State Government Housing Code Strikes Again (23/02/09)

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:33:22 +0000

LGSA Media Release: State Government Housing Code Strikes Again (23/02/09):

The Department of Planning has continued the farcical implementation of its rushed new housing code, with Councils alerted just days ago of a host of major operational changes needed to implement the code - with only four working days in which to carry them out.

LGSA Media Release: Housing Codes Experimenting on NSW Public (12/12/08)

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:31:18 +0000

LGSA Media Release: Housing Codes Experimenting on NSW Public (12/12/08):

The Local Government and Shires Association has warned that the new housing code announced today by the State Government is likely to add to the confusion surrounding the planning process as it has had no trial on a Council level to make certain that it is workable.

LGSA Media Release: Planning Code Trial Vital (09/12/08)

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:27:00 +0000

LGSA Media Release: Planning Code Trial Vital (09/12/08):

The Local Government and Shires Associations are calling for the State Government to trial its proposed new NSW Housing Code to ensure it can operate in NSW’s complex planning environment.