Housing Delivery Authority

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

Boosting housing supply and improving affordability

The planning system is an important lever in addressing the housing crisis and meeting Housing Accord targets. NSW has an ambitious target to deliver 377,000 new homes over five years by July 2029 under the National Housing Accord.

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.

To accelerate the delivery of much needed homes and help meet our target under the Accord, the NSW Government established the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA).

To make this happen as quickly as possible, the newly established Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) will lead a new streamlined State Significant Development (SSD) pathway and SSD with a concurrent rezoning process.

Submit an expression of interest to the HDA addressing criteria for major residential developments.

Published records

Details of the HDA’s recommendations and advice to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.

To see what projects have been declared SSD, visit the NSW Planning Portal for published Ministerial Orders relating to the State Significant Development Declaration Order 2025.

Housing Delivery Authority establishment

Established under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979), HDA members include Simon Draper, Secretary of the Premier’s Department; Kiersten Fishburn, Secretary of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; and Tom Gellibrand, Chief Executive of Infrastructure NSW.

The Ministerial Order that created the HDA sets out its governance arrangements. How it conducts its business is set out in the:

To further accelerate housing delivery, the NSW Government has established a new Housing Taskforce, a multi-agency group within the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure that is charged with maximising housing completions to 2029.

How the Housing Delivery Authority works

  • The HDA offers a clear planning pathway for large residential and mixed-use developments to be assessed as SSD or SSD with a concurrent rezoning.
  • This process aims to improve consistency in planning decisions and speed up assessment, without sacrificing housing quality.
  • The HDA's role is to evaluate proposals submitted through an expression of interest process and recommend to the Minister whether they should be declared as SSD. 
  • Following the Ministerial declaration as SSD, all proposals will undergo a rigorous merit assessment prior to determination. The Department undertakes the assessment, and the Minister or delegate determines declared applications.
  • Applicants still have the option to go through a local or regionally significant development pathway.
  • The Government's priority is delivering completed homes, not just approvals.

Project summary

EOI Number HDA recommendation Minister's decision Local government area Type of residential accommodation Details
229503 Do not declare Not declared Lake Macquarie Multi dwelling housing
229831 Do not declare Not declared Upper Lachlan Multi dwelling housing
232158 Do not declare Not declared Wagga Wagga Multi dwelling housing
233998 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Kempsey Multi dwelling housing
235227 Do not declare Not declared Kiama Multi dwelling housing
236000 Do not declare Not declared Shellharbour Multi dwelling housing
236093 Do not declare Not declared Shoalhaven Multi dwelling housing
237316 Do not declare Not declared Coffs Harbour Multi dwelling housing
237939 Do not declare Not declared Dubbo Multi dwelling housing
237948 Do not declare Not declared Bathurst Multi dwelling housing
238214 Do not declare Not declared Lithgow Multi dwelling housing
235419 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Sydney Multi dwelling housing
238229 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Dubbo Multi dwelling housing
238448 Do not declare Not declared Queanbeyan-Palerang Multi dwelling housing
236787 Do not declare Not declared Mid-Western Multi dwelling housing
229412 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Canada Bay Residential flat building
229403 Declare (HDA pathway) Deferred - by Minister parallel assessment pathway Parramatta Residential flat building
229407 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Parramatta Residential flat building
229422 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Ryde Residential flat building
229429 Do not declare Not declared Campbelltown Residential flat building
229451 Do not declare Not declared Sutherland Residential flat building
229573 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Parramatta Residential flat building
229890 Declare (HDA pathway) Deferred - by Minister parallel assessment pathway Ryde Residential flat building
229924 Do not declare Not declared Campbelltown Residential flat building
230106 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Liverpool Residential flat building
230241 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Camden Residential flat building
229933 Do not declare Not declared Ku-ring-gai Residential flat building
230347 Declare (Investigate alternative pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (Investigate Alternative Pathway) Sydney Residential flat building
231094 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Woollahra Residential flat building
231120 Do not declare Not declared Sutherland Residential flat building
231670 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Inner West Residential flat building
231917 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Mid-Coast Residential flat building
230256 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) The Hills Residential flat building
230523 Do not declare Not declared The Hills Residential flat building
232390 Declare (HDA pathway) Withdrawn Coffs Harbour Residential flat building
231007 Declare (HDA pathway) Deferred - by Minister parallel assessment pathway Sydney Residential flat building
231068 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Canterbury Bankstown Residential flat building
232547 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Lane Cove Residential flat building
231145 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Ryde Residential flat building
233488 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Strathfield Residential flat building
232285 Do not declare Not declared Lane Cove Residential flat building
233741 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) North Sydney Residential flat building
232525 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Sydney Residential flat building
233825 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Ku-ring-gai Residential flat building
234944 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Port Stephens Residential flat building
235177 Utilise existing alternative SSD pathway Utilise alternative SSD pathway - HDA to monitor Sutherland Residential flat building
235428 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Blacktown Residential flat building
235468 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Blacktown Residential flat building
235536 Do not declare Not declared Willoughby Residential flat building
235555 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Blacktown Residential flat building
235559 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) The Hills Residential flat building
235971 Declare (Investigate alternative pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (Investigate Alternative Pathway) Canterbury Bankstown Residential flat building
236224 Utilise existing alternative SSD pathway Utilise alternative SSD pathway - HDA to monitor Wollongong Residential flat building
236563 Do not declare Not declared Ryde Residential flat building
236807 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Burwood Residential flat building
237137A Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Burwood Residential flat building
237137B Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Burwood Residential flat building
237446 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Georges River Residential flat building
237735 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Shellharbour Residential flat building
235399 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Wollongong Residential flat building
238409 Defer Deferred - by HDA Ku-ring-gai Residential flat building
235921 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Coffs Harbour Residential flat building
236860 Defer Deferred - by HDA The Hills Residential flat building
237320 Declare (Investigate alternative pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (Investigate Alternative Pathway) North Sydney Residential flat building
229651 Do not declare Not declared Coffs Harbour Seniors housing
233184 Do not declare Not declared Goulburn Mulwaree Seniors housing
236870 Do not declare Not declared Wollondilly Seniors housing
229419 Utilise existing alternative SSD pathway Utilise alternative SSD pathway - HDA to monitor Lane Cove Shop top housing
229420 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Sydney Shop top housing
229495 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Inner West Shop top housing
229529 Utilise existing alternative SSD pathway Utilise alternative SSD pathway - HDA to monitor Willoughby Shop top housing
229473 Utilise existing alternative SSD pathway Utilise alternative SSD pathway - HDA to monitor Willoughby Shop top housing
229629 Do not declare Not declared Sydney Shop top housing
229492 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Georges River Shop top housing
229650 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Canada Bay Shop top housing
229772 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Parramatta Shop top housing
229520 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Parramatta Shop top housing
229799 Do not declare Not declared Sydney Shop top housing
230110 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Camden Shop top housing
230123 Do not declare Not declared Canada Bay Shop top housing
230218 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Sutherland Shop top housing
230280 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Parramatta Shop top housing
230316 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Georges River Shop top housing
231448 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Willoughby Shop top housing
231902 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) North Sydney Shop top housing
230245 Do not declare Not declared Ku-ring-gai Shop top housing
231974 Do not declare Not declared Goulburn Mulwaree Shop top housing
232228 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Ryde Shop top housing
230904 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Canterbury Bankstown Shop top housing
232482 Do not declare Not declared Canada Bay Shop top housing
232527 Declare (HDA pathway) Deferred - by Minister parallel assessment pathway Canterbury Bankstown Shop top housing
232536 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Ryde Shop top housing
232546 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) North Sydney Shop top housing
232560 Do not declare Not declared Willoughby Shop top housing
232569 Do not declare Not declared Willoughby Shop top housing
232588 Declare (HDA pathway) Deferred - by Minister parallel assessment pathway Liverpool Shop top housing
232888 Do not declare Not declared Parramatta Shop top housing
232931 Do not declare Not declared Cumberland Shop top housing
232941 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Strathfield Shop top housing
233012 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Canada Bay Shop top housing
233296 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Woollahra Shop top housing
233397 Do not declare Not declared Canterbury Bankstown Shop top housing
233812 Do not declare Not declared North Sydney Shop top housing
233905 Do not declare Not declared North Sydney Shop top housing
234000 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Camden Shop top housing
234524 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Canterbury Bankstown Shop top housing
234532 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Canterbury Bankstown Shop top housing
232597 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) North Sydney Shop top housing
234767 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Newcastle Shop top housing
234970 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Parramatta Shop top housing
234993 Declare (HDA pathway) Deferred - by Minister parallel assessment pathway North Sydney Shop top housing
235079 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Newcastle Shop top housing
235172B Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Willoughby Shop top housing
235229 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Willoughby Shop top housing
235487 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Inner West Shop top housing
233796 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) North Sydney Shop top housing
235976 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Ryde Shop top housing
236645 Do not declare Not declared North Sydney Shop top housing
235005 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Inner West Shop top housing
237166 Declare (Investigate alternative pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (Investigate Alternative Pathway) Strathfield Shop top housing
235172A Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Willoughby Shop top housing
235453 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Liverpool Shop top housing
235550 Utilise existing alternative SSD pathway Utilise alternative SSD pathway - HDA to monitor Wollongong Shop top housing
236471 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Wollongong Shop top housing
236817 Declare (Investigate alternative pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (Investigate Alternative Pathway) Wollongong Shop top housing
237154 Do not declare Not declared Ryde Shop top housing
238281 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Willoughby Shop top housing
238363 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Inner West Shop top housing
238697 Declare (Investigate alternative pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (Investigate Alternative Pathway) Ryde Shop top housing
238781 Do not declare Not declared Inner West Shop top housing
229509 Defer Withdrawn Wollongong Other
229763 Do not declare Not declared Ryde Other
229826 Do not declare Not declared Camden Other
230010 Do not declare Not declared Wingecarribee Other
230127 Utilise existing alternative SSD pathway Utilise alternative SSD pathway - HDA to monitor Inner West Other
232026 Do not declare Not declared Hawkesbury Other
232252 Do not declare Not declared Queanbeyan-Palerang Other
232257 Do not declare Not declared Shoalhaven Other
231633 Do not declare Not declared Wollondilly Other
233303 Declare (HDA pathway) Deferred - by Minister parallel assessment pathway Parramatta Other
233460 Do not declare Not declared Shoalhaven Other
233529 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Northern Beaches Other
233547 Do not declare Not declared Camden Other
233967 Declare (HDA pathway) Deferred - by Minister parallel assessment pathway The Hills Other
233972 Do not declare Not declared Central Coast Other
234790 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Camden Other
233138 Do not declare Not declared Maitland Other
235098 Do not declare Not declared Campbelltown Other
235226 Do not declare Not declared Cessnock Other
235490 Do not declare Not declared Shellharbour Other
235553 Do not declare Not declared Byron Other
236525 Do not declare Not declared Northern Beaches Other
237121 Do not declare Not declared Byron Other
237401 Utilise existing alternative SSD pathway Utilise alternative SSD pathway - HDA to monitor Canterbury Bankstown Other
238539 Declare (HDA pathway) Declared SSD by Minister (HDA Pathway) Tweed Other
235561 Defer Deferred - by HDA Canada Bay Other
236846 Do not declare Not declared Griffith Other
237184 Do not declare Not declared Tweed Other
236887 Do not declare Not declared Wingecarribee Other
238532 Defer Deferred - by HDA Canada Bay Other
238566 Do not declare Not declared Orange Other
238719 Do not declare Not declared Camden Other

Frequently asked questions

How was the Housing Delivery Authority created?

The Housing Delivery Authority was created under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979). The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure provides governance, operational and secretariat support.

How will it ensure clear and consistent advice?

The Ministerial Order that created the Housing Delivery Authority sets out its governance arrangements. How it conducts its business is set out in the Housing Delivery Authority Operating Procedures, Terms of Reference and Code of Conduct. These include robust probity requirements and processes for applying eligibility criteria to expressions of interest and for making recommendations to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces. The Housing Delivery Authority will publish its recommendations.

The Housing Delivery Authority will meet regularly to consider expression of interest applications against the HDA’s criteria. It will make recommendations to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, who will declare a proposal to be State Significant Development.

The Housing Delivery Authority must be satisfied that an expression of interest meets the criteria before it can recommend the proposal as State Significant Development or State significant development with a concurrent rezoning pathway.

The Minister for Planning and Public Spaces (or a delegate) is still the consent authority for proposals assessed through the HDA state-led approval pathway and rezoning process.

View the Housing Delivery Authority state-significant development expression of interest Criteria (PDF, 121 KB).

How will it ensure the integrity of processes?

The Housing Delivery Authority will comply with its Code of Conduct and maintain the highest standards of integrity in communications, interactions and briefings. This will ensure the integrity of its process for considering expressions of interest.

To ensure the integrity of the Housing Delivery Authority process:

  • members may decide not to respond to or meet with applicants about an active or future expression of interest submission, referring communication to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
  • a member may declare a conflict of interest in the consideration of an expression of interest submission, in which case the Housing Delivery Authority will use an alternative panel member
  • we will ensure departmental representatives, not panel members, ask an applicant for more information if it is needed
  • members may reschedule or decline requested meetings until the expression of interest process has been completed if there is an unacceptable conflict of interest or integrity issue.

Applicants should not offer any gifts, benefits, or hospitality to Housing Delivery Authority panel members and departmental representatives. Any offers during the expression of interest process may create a higher risk of a perceived conflict of interest or create concerns about integrity. Panel members and departmental representatives will decline any such offers made during the expression of interest process.

How will it ensure that applications proceed quickly after approval?

The selection criteria for expressions of interest includes a requirement that the proposal shows the ability to begin quickly and deliver housing.

How will it ensure there will be enough infrastructure to support developments in greenfield areas?

The Housing Delivery Authority will evaluate all major residential developments submitted through the expression of interest process, in line with the criteria. To meet the criteria, proposals will need to show that enabling infrastructure is available, particularly for affordability and timely construction.

Proposals for greenfield lot subdivision are unlikely to be supported as they will typically not be able to meet the criteria including to deliver high-yield housing.  

What other agencies support the work of the Housing Delivery Authority?

The NSW Government set up the Housing Taskforce to maximise housing completions to 2029. It is a multi-agency group within the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.

The role of the Housing Taskforce is to drive urgent action across Government to:

  • speed up the determination of housing development applications, ensuring state referral advice and approvals for housing proposals under the local development pathway are prompt, timely and coordinated
  • address barriers to post-consent requirements, covering consents issued under local and State Significant Development pathways.

As a multi-agency and co-located group, the Housing Taskforce has planners from the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure working alongside colleagues from:

  • Transport for NSW
  • NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water
  • Rural Fire Service
  • Building Commissioner
  • Homes NSW.

Other agencies involved include Sydney Water, WaterNSW, State Emergency Services, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development – Fisheries, and the Environment Protection Agency.

More information

If you have any questions about the establishment of the HDA, email [email protected]