ePlanning NSW Vision and Delivery Clare Huxley ePlanning Manager NSW Department of Planning & Environment

What is ePlanning? Online tools and services

The ePlanning Journey

Release 1

The usage stats in the first month Interactive Buildings –Over 4,400 visits to the tool in the first month –Residential model is the most popular section of the tool Local Insights ( –Over 2,200 visits to the tool in the first month –Majority of the searches are within the Sydney metro area Planning Viewer (beta) ( –Over 12,000 visits to the tool in the first month –Ashfield is the most searched local government area

The benefits of the program

What we have learnt The significance of open access to ‘government-held’ data for industry and to inform evidence based planning within government. That there are a number of legal, data, policy and financial hurdles still to overcome. That success is about looking at the various participants in the planning system to see what their needs are and how to best meet those needs. That success can only be achieved through collaboration.

What we have learnt …. That Local Government is looking to the State to provide direction on the future of ePlanning and the role Local Government will play. Stakeholders are looking for regular updates to the tools to include additional functionality and integration with other tools and / or other agency processes. There is a need to provide information and tools in languages other than English. Stakeholders want to be able to make payments online.

Feedback from stakeholders “The suite of ePlanning tools are a fantastic initiative by the Department!!!! … Congratulations to the Department for this initiative and for providing the budget to enable Local Government to make this available. Great stuff!!!!” (Junee Shire Council) “Great work - I really like the website and its interface!! Thank you for investing in this service!! Keep the updates coming!!” (Member of the Public referring to Local Insights) “The new planning tools will make planning more accessible for communities, consumers & industry and should make planning faster and easier for all.” (Urban Taskforce)

Next Releases Release 2 (2015) Release 3 (2016)

Our Future Direction Designed with the user in mind – consistent and seamless Fosters innovation due to the release of government data (Open Data) Increased transparency Improved access to information – anywhere anytime Improved understanding of the planning system

Thank you Access the tools: