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“One of the key challenges is the complex approval system that leads to protracted approval timeframes, higher approval costs and negatively impacted housing affordability, said Craig Jennion, HIA Hunter Executive Director.
The NSW government launched in 2024 a council league table to monitor performance of development application lodgement and determination.
“Pleasingly in the past financial year 9 of the 11 councils across the Hunter and Central Coast, are lodging development applications within the league tables phase 1 goal of 14 days.
“Maitland City Council in particular is applauded for being the leading council across the state, with an average lodgement of 2 days, performing twice as quick as the next best group of councils.
“The league table also measures development assessment times, with the fastest councils in the Hunter being Singleton (average of 55 days), followed closely by Port Stephens Council (57 days) for the 2024-25 financial year.
“In addition to ensuring closer scrutiny and accountability the league table provides an incentive for councils to adopt best practices and improve services. An example of this is the Accelerated Development Applications initiative that the City of Newcastle has developed. They are commended for developing a faster, less bureaucratic approvals process for straightforward developments, saving time and council resources.
“Despite this there is much more that can be done to address the housing crisis. A solution to this is the "One House One Approval" (OHOA) initiative developed by the HIA.
“OHOA advocates for a single, unified approval process for building a new house on residential land—replacing the current fragmented system where separate planning and building approvals are often required.
“Whilst NSWs complying development process is a partial step toward OHOA, the fact that such a large percentage of approvals are diverted to councils for a traditional development assessment means many households still face a lengthy complex approval process.
“Additional support is needed to see more councils, who have the desire, look at alternative approaches to see single dwellings approved closer to the 40 day statutory time period. Having assessment goals like we do that can be up to average of 115 days post lodgement via the league tables is simply not fast enough.
“In addition to amending the assessment process to ensure single dwellings on residential land exempt or code assessable, HIA would like to see councils lean further into AI & private certification (delegated assessments) to reduce approval delays further.
“We need comprehensive reform and One House One Approval can be a key driver to unlocking the housing that Australia desperately needs by simplifying and accelerating the building approval process for single-dwelling homes” concluded Mr Jennion.
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Victorian government announces new Cabinet
The Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allan, has today announced a new Cabinet following the announcement earlier this week that several long-time MPs will retire from the Ministry and the Parliament at the end of the year.
New Victorian Building Minister must delay building code changes
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) congratulates Nick Staikos on his appointment as the new Victorian Minister for Housing and Building and suggests he gets an early win on the board by immediately announcing a delay to the implementation of National Construction Code (NCC) changes due to commence on 1 May 2026.
HIA welcomes inquiry into federal environment laws
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the Queensland Productivity Commission’s inquiry into federal environmental laws which have significant ramifications for the housing sector.
New home sales maintain momentum in March
“New home sales increased by 17.0 per cent in the month of March despite the rise in the cash rate and fuel prices,” stated HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon.