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

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

Local Government NSW said the bypassing of councils from the assessment of major housing projects “would be a denial of local democracy”.

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Campbell Kwan covers commercial and residential real estate for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Sydney newsroom. He was previously the breaking news reporter. Email Campbell at campbell.kwan@afr.com

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