Panel to Let Housing Developers Bypass Council Scrutiny

Published on November 16, 2024

Large-scale housing proposals will be allowed to avoid council as Australia’s most expensive housing market gets worse under decade-low approvals. Local communities will have less say on major housing developments as new homes laggard New South Wales (NSW) tries to pull out of a nosedive. From early 2025, housing developments of about 100 homes in greater Sydney will be able to bypass council approval and seek assessment from a new three-person panel. Regional NSW development of about 40 homes or more can also access the new pathway. Projects reliant on rezoning could also make applications to the three-member Housing Delivery Authority, getting around council restrictions....

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