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You can search this page for cases completed since the Independent Planning Commission was established on 1 March 2018. 

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Request for advice
Advice provided

A request to provide advice to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces on the potential State or regional planning significance of the proposed Parkes Energy Recovery Facility.

Energy
Public Hearing request received

Construction and operation of a wind farm with up to 143 wind turbines and associated infrastructure.

Energy
Public Hearing request received

Development of a wind farm with up to 119 wind turbines, energy storage and associated infrastructure.

Energy
Public Hearing request received

Construction and operation of a wind farm with up to 200 wind turbines and associated infrastructure.

Energy
In progress
Key dates
Submissions end 04/03/2026 at 11.59pm

A development application for a 200 megawatt / 400 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure.

Request for advice
In progress

Review of a gateway determination for a planning proposal to amend the Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014 to permit a dwelling at 1 Clothiers Creek Road, Bogangar.

Request for advice
In progress
Key dates
Submissions end 12/03/2026 at 11.59pm

The Minister for Heritage has requested the Commission to undertake a review of a recommendation from the Heritage Council of NSW to list the Lithgow Small Arms Factory on the State Heritage Register pursuant to section 32(2) of the Heritage Act 1977.

Energy
In progress
Key dates
Submissions end 08/03/2026 at 11.59pm

A development application for a 800 MW solar farm and 356 MW / 1,574 MW-hour battery energy storage system.

Energy
In progress
Key dates
Submissions end 10/02/2026 at 11.59pm

A 270-megawatt (MW) / 1,080 MW-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure.