The Minns Labor Government is speeding up the delivery of thousands of new homes through the Housing Delivery Authority which has created a pipeline of 150,000 potential new homes in just 18 months.
The latest round declared a further 94 proposal state significant adding more than 22,000 potential new homes to the state significant planning pathway to help speed up housing supply across the state and help address NSW's housing challenges.
This clears a backlog of EOIs in the HDA pathway, created by significant demand, and will enable the Government to meet the ongoing commitment to have HDA EOIs considered within 60 days.
The Housing Delivering Authority is helping increase supply right across NSW with projects declared in close to 50 local government areas, so people can live in the communities they choose.
If all 484 declared proposals are lodged and approved, it could create more than 134,000 homes in Greater Sydney and close to 16,400 homes in regional NSW, including affordable housing.
To date fourteen HDA projects have been approved, unlocking more than 2500 homes and a further 74 development application have been lodged representing around 26,000 potential new homes.
Since being established in December 2024, the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) has evaluated more than 1,100 expressions of interest from industry against published criteria, identifying proposals that will deliver homes in well-located areas that can be assessed and constructed quickly.
The HDA cuts months from standard development timelines, with strict timelines requiring proponents to lodge their SSD applications within 9 months of Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) being issued and construction to begin within 12 months of a project's approval.
The HDA is now a permanent part of the planning system thanks to landmark reforms designed to make the system faster and fairer that passed Parliament with almost universal support last year.
The HDA is part of the Minns Labor Governments broader housing delivery agenda, alongside landmark planning reforms, the NSW Housing Pattern Book and the largest rezoning program in the state's history.
Together these reforms have sped up the planning system dropping assessment times by close to a third and increased housing supply with approvals up 20 per cent from 2023 and close to 80,000 homes currently under construction.
For more information visit the Housing Delivery Authority web page.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:
"The Housing Delivery Authority is delivering real results for housing in NSW, creating a pipeline of more than 150,000 potential homes so families, young people and downsizers can find a home sooner.
"I look forward to seeing these HDA projects progress through the planning system to then become the homes NSW needs.
"The initiative has far exceeded expectations and each of the homes currently in the pipeline demonstrate why we made it a permanent planning pathway.
"The HDA has been crucial to the Minns Labor Government's broader plan to increase supply right across the state, helping NSW have more homes under construction than any other state."
