Property development
Coastal village wins 10-year fight to stop housing sprawl
A contentious plan to double the size of a tourist town south-east of Melbourne has been axed by the Allan government, to the dismay of investors but relief of many residents.
- Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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After fighting new housing, this Sydney council just voted for more
A north shore council is paving the way for a high-rise housing boom after voting on a contentious rezoning plan it claims will protect heritage and save residential streets from “overdevelopment”.
- David Barwell
The type of housing cost that just soared 75 per cent in five years
Economists warn it could take considerable time before costs fall enough to improve affordability for average home buyers.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Revealed: The Sydney suburbs bracing for sweeping housing changes
More than 100 major housing proposals have been advanced by a three-person authority since its first meeting in February. This is where they could be built.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
- Exclusive
- Development
Glebe Island firms as ‘Plan B’ for housing boost after collapse of ‘mini-city’
The Bays masterplan, which will provide the framework for rezoning the precinct surrounding the metro station, is expected within weeks.
- Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Plan to move 2500 residents onto former dump and quarry full of unstable ‘slime’
Next to a famed golf course, this parcel of land is filled with pits of waste piles and enormous “slimes” that plunge up to 20 metres beneath the surface.
- Sophie Aubrey
- Opinion
- For subscribers
Sydney’s too timid for a grown-up city. But is cloning V’landys really the solution?
Chris Minns wants to summon the can-do audacity of Peter V’landys to turbocharge big, bold ideas for Sydney. But is the rugby league and racing chief the right role model for the NSW premier?
- Alexandra Smith
- Analysis
- Development
Doomed from the start: Why the great Rosehill sell-off failed
The $5 billion plan to sell the western Sydney racecourse for housing was off the pace from the outset.
- Chris Barrett
- Analysis
- State Parliament
Rosehill was going to ease Sydney’s housing woes. Enter the mysterious ‘Plan B’
Premier Chris Minns has egg on his face after backing the Rosehill sale. He says alternatives are in the works, but next time he’ll need to deliver.
- Alexandra Smith
D-Day arrives: Rosehill mini-city proposal rejected
Rosehill racecourse’s mooted transformation into a massive new housing development has been dealt a fatal blow.
- Michael McGowan, Jessica McSweeney, Kayla Olaya and Max Maddison
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