State Significant Sites

What is considered a 'State significant site'

The State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Project) 2005 provides for the Minister to declare an area to be a State significant site. State significant sites are typically sites that the Minister for Planning considers may have a wider social, economic or environmental significance for the community, for example universities, hospitals, employment precincts and major residential developments. The site may also have redevelopment significance important to implementing State planning objectives.

When declaring a site to be of State planning significance, the Minister will also establish the planning regime for that site. The Guideline for State significant sites under the Major Project SEPP (PDF file) outlines the processes followed when declaring an area a State significant site.

• Proposed Sites:

• Gazetted Sites:

  Gazetted State Significant sites are those that have been listed in Schedule 3 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005.