Update: 22 February 2025
Sarah Swan
Mayor labels Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy ‘lazy and ill-informed’
The Mayor of Woollahra, Councillor Sarah Swan, has requested an urgent meeting with the NSW Premier and Minister for Planning & Public Spaces following the release of what is a “lazy blanket policy for ill-informed development” in Sydney, that ignores existing housing density, overrides heritage conservation areas and has no regard for community consultation or future impact on infrastructure.
Read Mayor Swan’s full response.
Update: 21 February 2025
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The next stage of the Minns Labor Government’s Low and Mid-Rise policy comes into effect
The new reforms change planning controls within 400/800 metres, or 10-minute walk, around 171 town centres and stations, which includes areas of Edgecliff, Paddington, Bondi Junction, Darlinghurst, Kings Cross and Woollahra. Dual-occupancies, terraces, townhouses and residential flat buildings across areas of metropolitan Sydney, the Central Coast, Illawarra-Shoalhaven and Hunter regions will be permitted.
The NSW Government’s changes will remove the restriction on developing terraces, townhouses and low-rise residential flat buildings on R1 and R2 zoned land, while also removing the restriction on delivering medium rise residential flat buildings on R3 and R4 zoned land in these areas.
The policy will come into effect on 28 February 2025.
Read the NSW Government Press Release.
For more information visit the Planning NSW Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy webpage.
View the Low and Mid-Rise Policy indicative map.
3 April 2024
Have your say on the NSW Government’s proposal to implement significant changes to housing in our area. The NSW Government’s proposed changes to planning for low and mid-rise housing highlight a complete lack of regard for existing housing density, local character, heritage conservation and local planning controls. If implemented, the reforms would allow much larger, denser developments than are currently permitted within identified town centres such as Double Bay, Rose Bay and Edgecliff.
We encourage residents who would like to give feedback on the proposed changes to visit the Woollahra Council website to learn more and make a submission.
