A “policy refinement paper” obtained by the Herald reveals several land zones will be excluded from the forthcoming low- and mid-rise housing policy, among other concessions to local councils.
The state government will water down its key housing density policy with significant concessions to local councils that have alarmed housing advocates ahead of the release of a new five-year plan for Sydney and surrounds.reveals several types of land will be excluded from the imminent low- and mid-rise housing reforms, which aim to increase the supply of duplexes, terraces and small apartment buildings within 800 metres of train stations and town centres.
The paper proposes to limit new dwellings in these areas to low-rise, such as manor houses, or to only allow mid-rise apartments where existing controls permit heights above 10 metres. This will avoid “jarring transitions” in heights, it says, and maintain “a more compatible level of density for the local context”. The original plan resulted in “larger than intended increases” in height.
The group’s chair Justin Simon said it was ridiculous that while Liverpool had 30-storey buildings, the Planning Department believed six-storey units were not suitable for the inner-city suburbs of Glebe or Leichhardt.“Rents in Sydney have increased 55 per cent since 2021. Now is the time to ignore self-interested councils and put renters first, not wealthy home owners,” Simon said.
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