Small Second Dwelling Rule Changes

The Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works has announced changes made to the Planning Regulation 2017 via the Planning (Rural Workers’ Initiative and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2024, have now commenced.

These changes nominate an additional premises for accommodating rural workers, provide an additional two-year extension for the establishment of relocatable classrooms at state schools, and version 3.1 of the State Development Assessment Provisions delivering changes to the State code 23: Wind farm development.

The advice of these changes is able to be accessed below.