New South Wales rule changes, RapidSiteplan

New South Wales rule changes, RapidSiteplan https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/ Rule changes on the way for New South Wales, its councils and the whole country, the rules brought up to date and the council notices, each dated and linked to its source. en-au Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules brought up to date for New South Wales https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-63562f8355 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-63562f8355 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for New South Wales, read 8 Nov 2026 from legislation.nsw.gov.au. Rules brought up to date for New South Wales https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-6b22f959a5 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-6b22f959a5 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for New South Wales, read 8 Nov 2026 from planning.nsw.gov.au. Rules brought up to date for New South Wales https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-a629c14f44 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-a629c14f44 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for New South Wales, read 8 Nov 2026 from legislation.nsw.gov.au. Rules brought up to date for New South Wales https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-a55da84b88 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-a55da84b88 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for New South Wales, read 2 Nov 2026 from water.dcceew.nsw.gov.au. Commences: NCC 2025 Volume Two Part H8 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-1c15e3558d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-1c15e3558d Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Livable housing for a class 1a is unchanged in substance. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Commences: National Construction Code 2025 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-31e2dabbd2 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-31e2dabbd2 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT New South Wales. 1 May 2027. NCC 2025 replaces NCC 2022 as the building code in New South Wales, but Part H6 stays NCC 2022 Amendment 2 with BASIX and Part H8 does not apply. Source nsw.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Exhibited: Draft Byron Shire Overland Flood Study https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-48ff41d5bc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-48ff41d5bc Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Byron. No date yet. A draft study of overland flooding on public exhibition; it changes no control until Council adopts it and carries it into its plans. Source byron.nsw.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Commences: NCC 2025 Housing Provisions Part 9.2 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-d150b42bf3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-d150b42bf3 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Commences: NCC 2025 Housing Provisions Part 10.8 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-e1eb2d97d6 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-e1eb2d97d6 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Class 1a condensation: wall membrane vapour permeance now by climate zone including zones 1 and 3 for the first time, cavity mandatory in zones 6, 7 and 8, new roof space clause 10.8.4. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Commences: NCC 2025 Volume Two Part H6, Specification 42 and Housing Provisions Section 13 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-f2b0b7aa36 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-f2b0b7aa36 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Energy and whole of home for a class 1a do not tighten: 7 stars and whole of home 60 stay, with small changes on overhangs and waffle pod slabs. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Rules brought up to date for Singleton https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-057166244c https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-057166244c Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Singleton, read 1 Nov 2026 from singleton.nsw.gov.au. Rules brought up to date for Wentworth https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-294742c0be https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-294742c0be Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Wentworth, read 1 Nov 2026 from Wentworth DCP Chapter 4 s 4.1 and Chapter 5 s 5.3 and 5.4. Rules brought up to date for Mid-Coast https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-6446db8b2c https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-6446db8b2c Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Mid-Coast, read 1 Nov 2026 from midcoast.nsw.gov.au. Rules brought up to date for Inverell https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-667e6e4245 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-667e6e4245 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Inverell, read 1 Nov 2026 from Narrandera Development Control Plan 2013. Rules brought up to date for Singleton https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-75ede759e9 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-75ede759e9 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Singleton, read 1 Nov 2026 from rapidsiteplan.au. Rules brought up to date for Inverell https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-796811cbaf https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-796811cbaf Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Inverell, read 1 Nov 2026 from rapidsiteplan.au. Rules brought up to date for Wentworth https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-b631edf917 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-b631edf917 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Wentworth, read 1 Nov 2026 from rapidsiteplan.au. Rules brought up to date for Walgett https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-f8b317f978 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#w-f8b317f978 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Walgett, read 1 Nov 2026 from rapidsiteplan.au. Adopted: Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2023, harmonisation supplementary matters and housekeeping planning proposal https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-17f81c26ca https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-17f81c26ca Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Parramatta. No date yet. Minor and technical LEP changes that follow the land use harmonisation framework. Source participate.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. Exhibited: Statewide low rise housing code and targeted assessment (discussion paper) https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-1e934b979b https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-1e934b979b Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT New South Wales. No date yet. One statewide code for low rise housing (houses, dual occupancies, multi dwelling housing) and a targeted assessment pathway between complying development and a full DA. Source planningportal.nsw.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. Exhibited: Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2026 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-6dcda773b1 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-6dcda773b1 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT New South Wales. No date yet. A new edition of the bush fire planning guideline to replace PBP 2019. Source rfs.nsw.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. Exhibited: Standard and model conditions of consent (explanation of intended effect) https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-a6b88afd3b https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-a6b88afd3b Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT New South Wales. No date yet. Standard and model conditions of consent across NSW, scaled to impact, with simpler outcome based conditions for low rise development. Source planningportal.nsw.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. Exhibited: Codes SEPP and the complying development variations pathway https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-ac84d2f841 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-ac84d2f841 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT New South Wales. Around Dec 2026. A council variation certificate for small departures from complying development standards, plus Codes SEPP changes to setbacks, garages, sloping sites and rainwater tanks. Source planningportal.nsw.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. Adopted: Central Coast Development Control Plan 2022, minor amendments https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-c0aa7f8cd5 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-c0aa7f8cd5 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Central Coast (NSW). Around Jul 2026, date passed. Clearer residential controls in chapter 2.1 (dwellings, secondary dwellings, ancillary development): setbacks, side setback diagrams, fencing references, pool provisions. Source yourvoiceourcoast.com, read 21 Oct 2026. Adopted: Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-ccbe977710 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-ccbe977710 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT New South Wales. No date yet. Removes duplication between building and planning approvals, with staged approvals and minor changes to a building approval. Source nsw.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. Commences: AS 1926.1:2024 Swimming pool safety barriers https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-04f84973e1 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-04f84973e1 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. NCC 2025 cites the 2024 edition for pool barriers, so it reaches each state that takes NCC 2025 without a variation; Western Australia keeps the 2012 edition for private pools. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Adopted: National Construction Code, residential pause https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-2204a09245 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-2204a09245 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. Around Jun 2029. No residential changes to the NCC except essential safety and quality changes until mid 2029. Source treasury.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Announced: AS 3959:2018 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-307310cbbc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-307310cbbc Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. No date yet. The publisher lists the standard as pending revision; no new edition or draft is listed. Source store.standards.org.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Announced: National Construction Code, next edition https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-379f26f800 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-379f26f800 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. Around Dec 2029. The edition after NCC 2025: the regular NCC 2028 moves back one year because of the pause on residential changes. Source abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Commences: ABCB Housing Provisions 2025 (with NCC 2025) https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-6cf8c80d9e https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-6cf8c80d9e Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Source abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Announced: AS 4678-2002 Earth retaining structures https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-8a5258f76d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/nsw/#c-8a5258f76d Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. No date yet. The publisher lists the standard as pending revision; no new edition or draft is listed. Source store.standards.org.au, read 11 Oct 2026.