We help design and create thriving communities, towns and cities for the people of the state. We work to ensure jobs, infrastructure and housing are delivered sustainably with environmental protection at front of mind.

Lumina Apartments, Penrith by DKO Architecture. Credit: The Guthrie Project

Housing

Creating capacity for the delivery of more high quality and diverse housing.

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Planning policy

Collaborating to deliver quality economic, social and environmental outcomes that create resilient communities and great places.

NSW Housing Pattern Book

Your guide to building high-quality, sustainable, and affordable homes. The NSW Housing Pattern Book offers a diverse collection of modest and flexible housing designs to suit many sites.

Manor Homes 01 by Studio Johnston, 4 dwellings with garden outlook and sloping skillion roof. Credit: Studio Johnston

Housing Delivery Authority

The NSW Government is committed to providing the homes that young people, families and workers need through reforms that are designed to streamline planning approvals for major housing developments.

Mid-rise housing at Barker Street, Randwick NSW. Credit: James Grabowski/DPHI

Latest news

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26 Aug 2025

The NSW Government is fast-tracking the rezoning of land to support the delivery of approximately 11,000 estimated new homes, including additional social and affordable homes, across Sydney’s north and south-west.

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24 Aug 2025

The Minns Labor Government will deliver Sydney’s first new heavy rail station in more than a decade – enabling up to 10,000 new homes by rezoning land around Woollahra and Edgecliff stations, right next to the CBD, to tackle the housing crisis and rebalance growth across the city.

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22 Aug 2025

A further 28 projects have been declared as State Significant Development following recommendations from the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA).