PHOTO: Walgett Shire Council leads the state in the time it takes to approve building applications. (Image: Destination NSW)
Local Shire Councils will have their performance around housing approvals laid bare in a new, publicly accessible document.
As councils assess approximately 85% of all residential development applications, a new Statement of Expectations and league “performance” tables will be critical to confronting the housing crisis, said the Minister for Local Government, Ron Hoenig.
Mr Hoenig said the NSW Government had been clear that addressing the housing crisis was a shared responsibility, and all levels of government must do their part…