North Sydney Council updates planning assessment system

Objective Corporation has announced that North Sydney Council has selected Objective Build, becoming the first Australian council to implement the purpose-built platform.

The company says Objective Build will help North Sydney Council strengthen the planning of service delivery amid ongoing reform and increasing development assessment complexity. Integrating with Council’s existing technology environment and NSW Government planning services, the Objective Build platform aims to reduce administrative complexity, improve visibility across development applications and adapt as planning legislation and regulatory requirements change.

According to Andrea Breen, Global VP of Local Government Solutions at Objective, North Sydney Council has been a long-standing Objective customer. The council has worked alongside Objective and other NSW councils to help shape a next generation platform designed specifically for the local government planning environment.

“We are delighted to see that the first deployment of Objective Build will support a local government community of mixed density housing, diverse businesses and iconic landmarks,” she said.

Olena Tulubinska, Director of Corporate Services at North Sydney Council said that strengthening the delivery of planning services for residents and ratepayers is a key priority for the council.

“Ensuring that we have the right housing to meet the needs of a growing population in our area is a critical pillar in our 2025-35 Community Strategic Plan,” she said. “Implementing Objective Build will help us to provide efficient, transparent and accountable development assessments which is an important step in achieving this goal.”

Tony Walls, Founder and CEO of Objective said: “Building software to support the mission of highly regulated organisations is core to Objective’s purpose. We are delighted that North Sydney Council will deploy Objective Build to materially streamline the planning and building approval process.

“North Sydney Council’s selection of Objective Build is a pivotal important milestone for Objective and our continued investment in planning and building technology.”

Objective Build is a purpose-built platform supporting the development assessment process from lodgement through to determination. Delivered as secure Software-as-a-Service, it connects planning workflows, spatial information, legislation, assessment templates and reporting together in one operational platform that integrates with third party services including NSW Planning Portal and NSW legislation helping planners assess applications against up-to-date regulations.

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