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THE NSW Minns government has been quietly trialling a housing taskforce that it says has unlocked more than 13,000 homes in just two months by resolving delays on...
In a statement, the NSW government said the Housing Taskforce was established in September as a pilot scheme, to tackle “post consent requirements where...
The taskforce brings together staff from multiple government agencies and departments seconded into a Parramatta office to go line by line through projects clogged in the system while...
The NSW government said the taskforce resolved an issue for a residential building in the Sydney CBD that required approval from Sydney Metro to proceed to construction...
The taskforce also teamed up with Heritage NSW to work closely with an applicant for a large housing development in the Upper Hunter Region to resolve heritage issues and...
Under the Minns government we want every stage of the planning system, pre-lodgement, assessment and post-consent to be working as effectively and efficiently as possible to...
The state government’s unveiling of the taskforce comes a day after Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the new $900 million National Productivity...
Analysts continue to voice concerns about the construction industry’s capacity to handle the huge demand for homes amid a national housing crisis, with...
Master Builders recently estimated that NSW would fall short of its share of 377,000 homes, including at least 3,100 affordable homes, by almost 20%...
The Property Council of Australia described the Minns government’s new taskforce as a “positive and significant step toward meeting NSW’s critical housing supply targets”...
We’ve advocated consistently for the urgent need to address the growing backlog of residential developments stuck in NSW’s planning system and this new, permanent housing...
Stevenson said that while the housing taskforce was an essential step forward, continued action was needed to drive lasting improvement in housing delivery...
The Minns government needs to step up the pace on other systemic barriers in the planning system, including modernising council processes, expanding digital planning tools...
The NSW government has also started incorporating modular homes into its housing policies, providing an avenue to faster delivery that traditional builds...