About Digital Survey Plans Reform
The Digital Survey Plans (DSP) reform is a key initiative under the NSW Government’s commitment to move from the process of “paper” plan creation through to registration into a “digital” process. This reform supports surveyors and the broader land development industry by modernising the preparation, lodgment, review, and registered of plans, creating a more efficient, accurate and accessible land title system.
Significant benefits will be delivered back to industry and tailored to recognise a monument-based cadastre. For example, this reform will enable:
- Minimisation of errors and manual entry that lead to requisitions, by allowing documents to be prepopulated and validated prior to plan lodgment.
- Enhancing collaboration with stakeholders via use of a common digital portal throughout the plan preparation stage
- A more efficient and accurate digital plan examination process leading to reduced registration timeframes.
- Re-usable digital data for future users to access plan information in a form that suits their needs.
We’re working closely with industry and government stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition that improves efficiency, quality, and delivers faster outcomes for the people of NSW.
An industry led reform
A Consultative Committee of industry representatives provides deep expertise in driving stakeholder consultation across NSW. The committee consists of representatives from the following organisations:
- Office of the Registrar General
- Spatial Services
- Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW
- Association of Accredited Certifiers
- Australian Bankers Association
- Australian Institute of Conveyancers NSW
- Geospatial council of Australia
- Hunter Water
- Institution of Surveyors NSW
- Law Society of NSW
- NSW Department of Customer Service
- NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
- NSW Land Registry Services
- Owners Corporation Network
- Planning Institute of Australia NSW Division
- Property Council of Australia NSW Division
- Sydney Water Corporation
- Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW
We’d like to thank this Committee for its input to this work thus far and look forward to continued engagement as the reform progresses.
Delivery Roadmap
As part of our continued commitment to working closely with industry, we're refining the timeline for upcoming milestones and focusing our simplified Delivery Roadmap around key priorities—starting with improving the quality of lodged plans.
A high error rate in lodged plans is causing rework and affecting the overall quality of the NSW Cadastre. The DSP reform aims to address these issues by providing surveyors with new tools to improve plan quality and compliance. These include
- Digital Forms: Increased use of online forms rather than paper forms to prepare plans and associated documentation – such as administration sheets and s88B instruments.
- Quality Control checks: Self-serve pre-lodgment checks using automated validation processes and tools.
- Digital Data: Lodging Plans in digital file format, alongside pdf Plans. This transition will be delivered in stages, shaped by feedback from industry.
NSW LRS Connect
Online plan lodgment can be completed through NSW LRS Connect. For more information visit the NSW Land Registry Services website or call 02 8776 3575 or 1300 396 076 - regional callers.
Further Information
If you would like to see any previous publications in relation to the Digital Survey Plans reform please visit our Digital Survey Plans Publications page.
Feedback
Please direct any questions or feedback to the Digital Survey Plans Program.