First State Significant Development Application lodged under the Housing Delivery Authority

The first State Significant Development Application (SSDA) has been lodged under the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) pathway, four months after the HDA opened Expressions of Interest.

The new SSDA proposes a 7-8 storey Residential Flat Building with 106 dwellings including affordable housing under the Gordon Transport Oriented Development controls. With planning documents now lodged, the proposal will be on public exhibition in the coming weeks, allowing the community to have their say.

The SSDA comes as the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces has declared a further 16 proposals of state significance, which if approved, could deliver more than 5400 homes, including affordable housing.

Of these proposals, 13 are in metropolitan Sydney and 3 are in regional NSW.

The HDA pathway has seen a strong pipeline of proposals, with 102 proposals declared of state significance, which if approved could deliver more than 39,900 homes. Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements have also been issued for 34 proposals.

The Minns Labor Government established the HDA to support the state's growing role in housing delivery.

Other pathways include the Infill Affordable Housing Bonus scheme which offers proponents additional height and Floor Space Ratio if they maintain 10 per cent of the development as affordable housing for at least 15 years.

Nine of these projects have already been approved, which will deliver more than 1,600 homes plus 440 affordable. There are a further 30 projects currently under assessment creating capacity for more than 6,300 homes and 1,700 affordable.

The Government aims to complete assessments of SSDAs within an average of 275 days, with 90 of those in Government hands.

After a decade of inaction on housing from the previous Government, the Minns Government is working with industry and councils to speed up assessment times, as well as creating new and streamlined planning pathways that mean a proponent can choose between working with a council or the State Government to progress their proposals.

This is all part of the Minns Government’s plan to build a better NSW with more homes and services, so young people, families and key local workers across the state have a place to call home and in the communities they choose.

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Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:

“This is a significant milestone. Just four months after setting up the Housing Delivery Authority pathway, we’re already seeing major housing proposals progress to the next stage. It shows that when we remove roadblocks and provide clear pathways, industry responds quickly.

“With 102 proposals declared State Significant under the HDA pathway, we’re building a strong pipeline of housing across the state. This momentum is essential to tackling the housing supply and affordability.

“After a decade of inaction under the former Government, we’re not just playing catch-up, we’re setting the pace. From new pathways like the HDA to incentives for affordable housing, we’re making it easier to get good projects off the ground.”