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Consolidation of State Environmental Planning Policies

On 1 March 2022, the New South Wales government has repealed some 45 State Environmental Policies (SEPPs) and consolidated them into 11 new SEPPs. For the most parts, the provisions of the repealed SEPPs are simply transferred into the consolidated SEPPs.

The following table shows the result of the SEPP consolidation:-

Consolidated SEPP Repealed SEPP
State Environmental Planning Policy (Planning Systems) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Aboriginal Land) 2019; and

State Environmental Planning Policy (Concurrences and Consents) 2018.
State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2020;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021;

Murray Regional Environmental Plan No 2—Riverine Land;

State Environmental Planning Policy No 19—Bushland in Urban Areas;

State Environmental Planning Policy No 50—Canal Estate Development;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Drinking Water Catchment) 2011;

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 20—Hawkesbury-Nepean River (No 2—1997);

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005;

Greater Metropolitan Regional Environmental Plan No 2—Georges River Catchment; and

Willandra Lakes Regional Environmental Plan No 1—World Heritage Property.
State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018;

State Environmental Planning Policy No 33—Hazardous and Offensive Development; and

State Environmental Planning Policy No 55—Remediation of Land.
State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Educational Establishments and Child Care Facilities) 2017;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Infrastructure Corridors) 2020; and

State Environmental Planning Policy (Three Ports) 2013.
State Environmental Planning Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Western Sydney Employment Area) 2009; and

State Environmental Planning Policy No 64—Advertising and Signage.
State Environmental Planning Policy (Resources and Energy) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries) 2007; and

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 9—Extractive Industry (No 2—1995).
State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development) 2019; and

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 8 (Central Coast Plateau Areas).
State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Eastern Harbour City) 2021 Parts of the State Environmental Planning Policy (State Significant Precincts) 2005;

Darling Harbour Development Plan No 1;

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 26—City West;

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 16—Walsh Bay;

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 33—Cooks Cove; and

State Environmental Planning Policy No 47—Moore Park Showground.
State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Central River City) 2021 Parts of the State Environmental Planning Policy (State Significant Precincts) 2005;

Parts of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Kurnell Peninsula) 1989;

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 24—Homebush Bay Area; and

State Environmental Planning Policy (Urban Renewal) 2010.
State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021 Parts of the State Environmental Planning Policy (State Significant Precincts) 2005;

Parts of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Western Sydney Aerotropolis) 2020;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Penrith Lakes Scheme) 1989;

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 30—St Marys; and

State Environmental Planning Policy (Western Sydney Parklands) 2009.
State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Regional) 2021 Parts of the State Environmental Planning Policy (State Significant Precincts) 2005;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Activation Precincts) 2020;

State Environmental Planning Policy (Kosciuszko National Park—Alpine Resorts) 2007; and

State Environmental Planning Policy (Gosford City Centre) 2018.

As at 1 March 2022 only three SEPPs had not been amended. These SEPPs are the State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development, State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 and State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008. [...]  READ MORE →