Technical consultation on implementing measures to improve Build Out transparency

Closes 7 Jul 2025

Opened 25 May 2025

Overview

This technical consultation sets out the rationale for implementing the new statutory build out information requirements and the power to decline to determine applications, including setting out the importance of build out and the government’s plan to improve build out transparency. It then goes into details of how the provisions are proposed to be applied, seeking specific views on:

      • The type of development these build out measures will apply to
      • Introducing and implementing build out statements
      • Implementing commencement notices
      • Implementing development progress reports
      • Sites where multiple developers are involved in build out
      • Implementing the power to decline to determine applications
      • Potential impacts of the proposed measures

Please read the consultation document for more detail on the proposals before you share your views with us. 

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