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Planning approvals ripe for AI overhaul
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“Putting AI to work in planning will help clear the biggest bottlenecks in housing delivery, freeing up planning resources to focus on the complex assessments that need more detailed professional involvement.
“AI can help review documentation, assess state significant development applications and complete post-submission checks, providing a recommendation all before a human needs to get involved.
“This makes the final planning decisions by local and state governments for approvals quicker and easier. Equally it provides greater transparency to the process for all parties.
“NSW is leading the charge on AI adoption with the Minister wanting the systems up and running by end of 2025. This follows the AI trials NSW have been working on with local councils across the state, which has seen compelling results, with homes approved in as little as two days.
“One of the key areas that can be targeted with greater use of AI is to unlock a back log of up to 26,000 homes awaiting EPBC Assessment.
“The recently announced new ‘strike team’ within the Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water have been tasked with prioritising housing approvals to get new projects shovel ready quicker.
“Leaning into one of the new AI planning approvals programs, to help support this strike team and state and local governments in the approvals of these 26,000+ homes by end of year and would be a game changer for new housing delivery.
“Using AI to unlock more housing is exactly the kind of thing we need to see, and it presents real opportunities in speeding up approvals and making our economy more productive.
“HIA is urging all states and territories to take up “new technology in ways that reduce regulatory burden and speed up approvals” and this follows the recent Economic Reform Roundtable where AI was a big focus of discussion,“ concluded Mr Heckel.
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The Housing Industry Association (HIA) makes the following submission to the Treasurer and the Department of Treasury to inform deliberations ahead of the 2026-27 South Australian Budget.
Budget in Reply signals strong focus on productivity, investment and housing supply
“The Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomes the ambition of the Coalition’s Budget in Reply handed down tonight, including measures that support business investment, improve productivity and boost housing supply,” said HIA Managing Director Jocelyn Martin.