‘I’m not against development, but …’: Sydney’s plans for greater density face a morass of confusion and hostility

NSW has big plans to encourage more properties to be built, but it’s far from easy to satisfy councils, planning experts, residents and would-be residents

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Almost everyone agrees that Australia needs more housing, and nowhere more so than in Sydney, which has struggled to escape its reputation as one of the most expensive cities in the world to find somewhere to live.

The New South Wales planning minister, Paul Scully, says the problem of housing supply has been ignored for far too long.