Aug 23, 2026 – 4.48pmOpponents of data centres and renewable energy will find it harder to use the NSW planning system to force project delays under new laws designed to cut unnecessary red tape and crack down on frivolous objections from hundreds of kilometres away.Under long-running NSW laws, major developments can be pushed back by more than six months if their planning applications receive more than 50 unique objections, which triggers a referral to the state’s Independent Planning Commission.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Long-distance NIMBYs scrubbed from NSW planning rules
The NSW government will throw out interstate objections to data centre and renewables projects in an effort to unclog the state’s planning system.
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