Accidentally Released Document Reveals Plan to Rezone Land Around Sydney’s Stations, Build 45,000 Homes

Published on December 6, 2023

The New South Wales (NSW) government has accidentally released a massive housing plan to build thousands of multi-story buildings and homes in its most populous state over the next four years. It was published by the Department of Planning on its website on Dec. 5 but pulled down shortly after. The plan would rezone land around eight heavy rail stations rezoned as part of one of its key policies of the centre-left NSW government to improve density around transport hubs and deal with the crippling housing shortage. The highly-anticipated scheme, called the Transport Oriented Development Program, is set to be announced later in the week....

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