Planning

New High Court division tasked with squashing planning delays comes into force

New area which has replaced the existing planning list will sit for the first time officially this morning

The government has said that the new division will help the state to improve the delivery of housing by reducing planning delays. Picture: Getty

A new division of the high court established with the hope of speeding up the delivery of housing by squashing planning delays will sit for the first time officially this morning.

The division, which will replace and expand the scope of the existing commercial, planning and environmental court list, will deal with urgent planning and environmental cases, such as large-scale projects of strategic importance, as well as decisions involving EU and national environmental and planning ...