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| NSW to allow taller, denser property developments while curtailing power of councils | NSW to allow taller, denser property developments while curtailing power of councils |
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| Projects worth at least $75m and have 15% of units set aside as affordable housing could be fast-tracked under changes | Projects worth at least $75m and have 15% of units set aside as affordable housing could be fast-tracked under changes |
| The New South Wales government will allow developers to build taller and denser buildings – and have approvals fast-tracked – under sweeping changes to planning rules that will also curtail the power of councils to decide on major housing projects. | The New South Wales government will allow developers to build taller and denser buildings – and have approvals fast-tracked – under sweeping changes to planning rules that will also curtail the power of councils to decide on major housing projects. |
| Under the proposal, housing developments valued at more than $75m and of which at least 15% is to be used for affordable housing will get access to a “state significant development” pathway that would fast-track approvals. | Under the proposal, housing developments valued at more than $75m and of which at least 15% is to be used for affordable housing will get access to a “state significant development” pathway that would fast-track approvals. |
| Developers proposing such projects will also be able to add 30% to the floor space to land size ratio and build 30% higher than the local environment plans allow. | Developers proposing such projects will also be able to add 30% to the floor space to land size ratio and build 30% higher than the local environment plans allow. |
| The premier, Chris Minns, will announce the policy – expected to cause upset within local councils – at the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue on Thursday. | The premier, Chris Minns, will announce the policy – expected to cause upset within local councils – at the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue on Thursday. |
| “The dream of home ownership has slipped out of reach for far too many people,” he will tell the forum. | “The dream of home ownership has slipped out of reach for far too many people,” he will tell the forum. |
| “Calling it a housing crisis isn’t an overstatement. We need to tackle this from all angles – but the main one is housing supply.” | “Calling it a housing crisis isn’t an overstatement. We need to tackle this from all angles – but the main one is housing supply.” |
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| The reforms will come into effect later in the year. | The reforms will come into effect later in the year. |
| The inclusion of types of housing for the state significant development pathway will probably receive pushback from some local governments, after a similar reform, known as 3A, was scrapped after Barry O’Farrell became premier in 2011. | The inclusion of types of housing for the state significant development pathway will probably receive pushback from some local governments, after a similar reform, known as 3A, was scrapped after Barry O’Farrell became premier in 2011. |
| The controversial planning provision, introduced in 2005, gave the planning minister the ability to rubber stamp major projects deemed to be of state or regional significance. | The controversial planning provision, introduced in 2005, gave the planning minister the ability to rubber stamp major projects deemed to be of state or regional significance. |
| Minns will tell the western Sydney audience that density should be shared across the city and not just focused on the fringes. | Minns will tell the western Sydney audience that density should be shared across the city and not just focused on the fringes. |
| “We can’t just keep adding a street to the fringes of Sydney every time we need more housing,” he will say. | “We can’t just keep adding a street to the fringes of Sydney every time we need more housing,” he will say. |
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| “We need to look closer to the city, where so many people currently work and where key workers need to travel to every single day.” | “We need to look closer to the city, where so many people currently work and where key workers need to travel to every single day.” |
| Labor was elected in March amid a housing and cost-of-living crisis. The government has previously said developments on public land needed to include a minimum of 30% affordable and social housing. | Labor was elected in March amid a housing and cost-of-living crisis. The government has previously said developments on public land needed to include a minimum of 30% affordable and social housing. |
| The premier, alongside key government figures including the housing minister, Rose Jackson, raised the need to rapidly increase the number of new homes being built. | |
| Jackson said she was interested in exploring converting vacant offices into public housing, as well as building attractive social housing properties in the inner city. | Jackson said she was interested in exploring converting vacant offices into public housing, as well as building attractive social housing properties in the inner city. |
| The government has also announced a new building commission designed to give apartment buyers confidence in the quality of their new homes. | The government has also announced a new building commission designed to give apartment buyers confidence in the quality of their new homes. |