This month, my Government introduced landmark legislation to deliver more homes through a faster and fairer planning system for NSW.

The current planning system is complicated and difficult to navigate, making it far too hard to build the homes we need.

Currently, if you want to build a house or an apartment, you have to make your way through a maze.

In some instances, you have to knock on 22 different government agencies asking for advice or consent.

Sydney is the second least affordable city in the world. Between 2016 and 2021, Sydney lost 70,000 young people between the age of 30 and 40. Nurses, teachers and police officers are finding it hard to find a place close to their work.

Families and young people are all being hurt by these complicated planning regulations

We need to make a change.

That is why my government is establishing the Development Coordination Authority, a single front door that will provide advice on development applications and planning proposals on behalf of all NSW government agencies.

We will deliver faster, fairer approvals for some small variations on a complying development application.

Currently, 90 per cent of development applications are less than $1 million - put simply, we are sweating the small stuff. Most home renovations and extension can be categorised as 'small stuff'.

These reforms will significantly speed up the approval process for 'small stuff' and reduce the time and ability for neighbours to object to and delay modest developments.

That means when people make minor changes for their home, such as widening their driveway by 20mm, they don't need to lodge a full development application. It will take 10 days for councils to approve, or it may be automatically approved.

Homeowners can save lots of time and money on minor building work.

NSW is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. It's a great place to have a home.

But to ensure our kids have the same future in this state, we need to keep delivering enough homes, parks and services to give the next generation a place to live in the communities they love.