State planning minister declares project ‘state significant’, wresting approval process away from local council Plans for a grand new public square in the centre of Sydney are in doubt after the New South Wales planning minister declared the project “state significant”, wresting the approval proc...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/09/sydney-public-square-controversy-state-government-intervention)

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