There are six regional panels in operation, each covering a defined area within the State. The two Sydney metropolitan regions align with the subregional boundaries within the Department of Planning and
Infrastructure’s Metropolitan Plan for Sydney 2036 . The other four regions align with the department’s established regional planning boundaries.
The local government areas (LGAs) covered by each regional panel are:
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Hunter and Central Coast Joint Planning Panel -
Cessnock, Dungog, Gloucester, Gosford, Great
Lakes, Greater Taree, Lake Macquarie, Maitland,
Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton,
Upper Hunter and Wyong

Northern Region Joint Planning Panel - Armidale-
Dumaresq, Ballina, Bellingen, Byron, Clarence
Valley, Coffs Harbour, Glen Innes-Severn,
Gunnedah, Guyra, Gwydir, Inverell, Kempsey,
Kyogle, Lismore, Liverpool Plains, Moree Plains,
Nambucca, Narrabri, Port Macquarie - Hastings,
Richmond Valley, Tamworth Regional, Tenterfield,
Tweed, Uralla and Walcha

Southern Region Joint Planning Panel Albury,
Bega Valley, Bombala, Boorowa, Coolamon,
Cooma-Monaro, Cootamundra, Eurobodalla,
Goulburn-Mulwaree, Greater Hume, Gundagai,
Harden, Junee, Kiama, Lockhart, Palerang,
Queanbeyan, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Snowy
River, Temora, Tumbarumba, Tumut, Upper
Lachlan, Wagga Wagga, Wingecarribee,
Wollongong, Yass Valley and Young

Sydney East Joint Planning Panel - Ashfield,
Botany Bay, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury,
Hunters Hill, Hurstville, Kogarah, Lane Cove,
Leichhardt, Manly, Marrickville, Mosman, North
Sydney, Pittwater, Randwick, Rockdale, Ryde,
Strathfield, Sutherland, Warringah, Waverley,
Willoughby and Woollahra

Sydney West Joint Planning Panel - Auburn,
Bankstown, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden,
Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, The Hills,
Holroyd, Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Liverpool,
Parramatta, Penrith and Wollondilly

Western Region Joint Planning Panel - Balranald,
Bathurst Regional, Berrigan, Bland, Blayney,
Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Cabonne,
Carrathool, Central Darling, Cobar, Conargo,
Coonamble, Corowa, Cowra, Deniliquin, Dubbo,
Forbes, Gilgandra, Griffith, Hay, Jerilderie, Lachlan,
Leeton, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Murray,
Murrumbidgee, Narrandera, Narromine, Oberon,
Orange, Parkes, Urana, Wakool, Walgett, Warren,
Warrumbungle, Weddin, Wellington and Wentworth
The City of Sydney LGA is not included within a regional panel region. The Central Sydney Planning Committee
(CSPC) has the responsibility to determine major development as defined in the City of Sydney Act 1988
(CoS Act), and also has a role in plan making and the preparation of planning controls.
The CSPC was established under the CoS Act and it’s members include the Lord Mayor, two councillors and government appointed members who are required to have expertise in at least one of the areas specified in the CoS Act.
For all regional panel queries contact the secretariat on
(02) 9228 2060 or mailto:jrppenquiry@jrpp.nsw.gov.au
, or look at http://www.jrpp.nsw.gov.au/ .
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