On 10 August the Minister for Planning Pru Goward announced a further 2,500 new Western Sydney home sites will be instantly unlocked, following changes to NSW Government planning policy. The changes to the Growth Centres State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) will deliver more housing choice and affordability in Western Sydney’s Growth Centres.
The changes to the Growth Centres State Environmental Planning Policy will allow:
- More housing choices in low density areas by permitting townhouse and villa-style housing, and allowing detached homes on a wider range of lot sizes, where there is good access to transport, shops or community facilities
- Detached dwellings on small lots in medium density zones, so that developers can offer a wider range of more compact housing options at the right price
- Studio dwellings to be strata subdivided from the main house so they can be sold separately
- Standardised minimum lot sizes that are related to minimum density controls
- Streamlined approval pathways to improve the feasibility of more diverse housing types, leading to reduced construction costs
- Standards for subdivision and house design to ensure attractive and liveable communities
- Increased opportunities for home buyers to utilise the Housing Code for 10 day approvals of new homes on smaller lots.
Further information on the Growth Centres planning changes can be found at:
http://growthcentres.planning.nsw.gov.au/