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Housing

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

Our priorities

More homes

Making it easier to build quality new homes by making planning more innovative and efficient.

Dual occupancy housing with view of a lake in Fairview, NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Boosting housing supply by fast-tracking new home assessments, investing in infrastructure and creating a housing supply pipeline.

Aerial view of a regional NSW community.

More people are choosing to live in regional NSW, so homes are more expensive and harder to find.

Newly built modern townhouses.

In NSW we have Australia’s largest social housing portfolio of 125,000 properties.

Great places

Enabling growth to centre diverse communities, with more infrastructure and better services.

Pattern book of housing design - Image credit: Katherine Lu. Image source: Carter Williamson

Endorsed building designs that can be used to guide the creation of new housing.

New housing development at Brighton Lakes, NSW.

Speeding up the delivery of new homes in greenfield areas across NSW.

Dual occupancy housing with a view of a lake in Fairwater, NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Increasing the diversity of housing types to choose from when creating communities.

Smarter planning

Speeding up approvals, supporting local government, more sustainable homes that are cheaper to run.

Two-storey dual occupancy homes with front yard trees providing privacy in Thornton, NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Simplifying the planning process for homeowners and farmers in regional NSW.

Terrace housing in Darlington, NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Helping the government, councils, regulators and developers maintain a healthy pipeline of development-ready land over the medium-to-long term.

Two-storey manor homes in Thornton, NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Supporting the development of affordable and diverse homes in the right places and for every stage of life.

More choice

Offering access to a broader choice of well-designed, affordable homes, whatever the life-stage or income.

Ilume Apartments, Little Bay by Tony Caro Architecture and MAKO Architecture. Credit: Brett Boardman Photography

Providing consistent planning and design standards for apartments across the state.

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

Promoting better apartment design to deliver better living environments.

Family enjoying a self-guided walk along the Taree Heritage Walk, Taree. Credit: Destination NSW

A balanced approach for homeowners and visitors.

Our strategies

Diverse and well-located homes in Putney, NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning and Environment

More choice of different types of homes in well-located areas.

Macquarie Park Metro Plaza Stage 2

Speeding up the delivery of new well-located homes near metro and rail stations.