The NSW government is set to overhaul the planning system, vowing to deliver homes statewide through a modern, quicker, and fairer system.

The Minns government has announced plans to revamp the 50-year-old planning system, which it says is "overly complex and ill-equipped to meet modern challenges".

"For too long, NSW has been hamstrung by a planning system that delays good projects and makes it harder to build the homes our communities desperately need," NSW Premier Chris Minns said this morning.

"The current system has become a bottleneck in the state's ability to build more homes – hurting housing supply, increasing costs and reducing community confidence."

The new legislation will aim to deliver more homes through a faster and simpler approval process, resulting houses being built

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