NSW council areas filled with standalone homes will be forced to allow more terraces, duplexes, walk-up flats and semis under sweeping changes by the Minns government designed to increase density and ease the housing crisis.
The plan to inject up to 112,000 new homes into infill suburbs in and around Sydney won the immediate support of planners and developers on Tuesday, but is expected to meet fierce response from councils, especially ones demanding improvements in infrastructure to support population growth.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
