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Paul Scully

May

Low and medium density housing in Sydney.

NSW, developers at loggerheads over infrastructure contributions

Scrapping two new developer levies in NSW would clear the way for at least 50,000 extra homes over five years, according to the property industry.

  • Campbell Kwan

April

Height limits around Ku-ring-gai council’s transport hubs will immediately be raised to six storeys to increase housing.

The NIMBY council singled out by Minns for rejecting density

The NSW government has released its reforms for increasing housing near transport, and will immediately enforce it on the one council that has opposed density.

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  • Campbell Kwan
Acting Urban Development Institute of Australia CEO Gavin Melvin

Six or nine storeys? NSW planning reforms leave industry guessing

Developers and architects are urging the Minns government to clarify how high they can build in rezoned land around 31 metro and rail stations.

  • Campbell Kwan
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully in Sydney

The big plan to stop the Sydney exodus

The Minns government will push its zoning reforms, with or without councils’ blessing, as over 70,000 Sydney workers have left for more affordable pastures.

  • Campbell Kwan

June 2023

Local councils are prepared for a fight against the NSW government over proposed rules that make it easier for developers to bypass them to build higher, denser housing developments.

Councils gear up to fight NSW push for higher, denser housing

The Minns government’s proposed rules to make it easier for developers to build in inner-city suburbs has been slammed by local councils.

  • Campbell Kwan

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