NSW councils set to be stripped of DA powers

By Sean Nicholls
Updated May 30 2017 - 1:26pm, first published 12:30pm
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 26:  Salim Mehajer leaves Downing Centre Local court on April 26, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 26: Salim Mehajer leaves Downing Centre Local court on April 26, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)

Councils are set to be stripped of the power to determine development applications above a certain value in a governance shake-up that will mandate the use of independent planning panels across most of NSW.

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