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Industry groups have questioned why parts of the inner west and east have been left off the Minns government\u2019s plans for a major density boost across Sydney, while mayors have warned its plans to overhaul rezonings at Metro and heavy rail stations could delay thousands of homes already in the planning system.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday the Herald<\/em> revealed the government will rezone land around eight Metro and heavy rail stations to provide for 45,000 new homes by 2027, while also amending planning rules near another 31 train stations around Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle as part of its signature housing push.<\/p>\n

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Roseville Station, one of 31 heavy rail stations where the government plans to change zoning rules to allow for more density.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Steven Siewert<\/cite><\/p>\n

The plans, which were accidentally published online, also confirm the government will proceed with the Metro West project between the CBD and Westmead after The Bays station was included as one of the priority precincts.<\/p>\n

The eight priority density sites include Kellyville and Bella Vista in the north-west, and Crows Nest on the north shore. The mayors of those two councils, Peter Gangemi in The Hills and Zoe Baker in North Sydney, questioned how the government\u2019s plans would impact land already set for increased density.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, The Hills agreed to enter a planning agreement with Landcom over government land at Kellyville and Bella Vista which is zoned for an additional 5700 homes. The precinct surrounding the two Metro stations is zoned to take a total of 8400 homes over the next five years.<\/p>\n

Gangemi said the government\u2019s leaked announcement had raised significant doubts about how the government would progress those plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis land has already been rezoned by government and is nearing the point in the process where construction of homes can commence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo completely re-examine and go back to the start will only push the construction of new housing further down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly, in North Sydney, where the council has planned for about 6600 new homes surrounding Crows Nest and St Leonards to be built by 2036, Baker questioned the industry\u2019s capacity to deliver the housing currently planned for the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think some of it is fanciful,\u201d she said. \u201cThe government\u2019s plan said it would receive development applications for their precincts by the middle of 2025. Who are the landowners they\u2019re so confident will be lodging these applications on time?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just beggars belief they can make these statements and people would believe that just because you rezone something three years later you\u2019ll have buildings on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gangemi too questioned whether the government\u2019s accidental leak would further push up house prices in the 1.2-kilometre radius it plans to rezone, saying it would \u201cdisincentivise developers from building the homes already approved\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019d already be hard-pressed to find a home in Bella Vista Waters under $3 million. How will it be feasible to develop this land now that the Minns government has sent land values even further through the roof?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While the plan has been welcomed by most industry groups, some developers questioned why parts of the inner west and eastern suburbs have been spared in the density push.<\/p>\n

Describing the leaked government plans as a \u201cblessing in disguise\u201d, Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest welcomed the announcement, but said he had concerns about the slow time frame and the exclusion of areas in Sydney\u2019s eastern suburbs and north shore.<\/p>\n

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Roseville made the list of suburbs targeted by new housing rules.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Steven Siewert<\/cite><\/p>\n

\u201cLots of planning work has already been done on Crows Nest, Bella Vista, Bays West and Macquarie Park. The work on these station precincts should be finished by March 2024 at the latest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a little bemused that Edgecliff, Bondi Junction and Chatswood were not on the initial list of targeted stations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NSW Property Council executive director, Katie Stevenson, said the plan \u201clacked the ambition\u201d needed to overcome the housing shortage and failed to take advantage of locations with transport capacity including on the City and Southwest Metro line and the Northwest line.<\/p>\n

The second tier of the government\u2019s transport development plan included Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Canterbury and Wiley Park. Stevenson said that the government should have rezoned \u201cevery station on the Sydenham to Bankstown Line\u201d to maximise the potential housing boost.<\/p>\n

Councils included in the second stage of the announcement questioned why the government hadn\u2019t consulted them in the months leading up to the announcement. The Ku-Ring-Gai mayor, Sam Ngai, said the \u201csecrecy\u201d surrounding the proposal meant it was impossible for councils to progress their own plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t even know what the future population will be because we don\u2019t have housing targets. We aren\u2019t just opposed to more housing, but we need the government to be upfront and on board with providing the infrastructure we need,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The government has refused to respond to the leaked plans. On Wednesday Health Minister Ryan Park said of the leak: \u201cThese things happen\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I do know is that we\u2019ve got a premier and planning and housing ministers who are really determined to address the housing crisis. And I know that we\u2019ll be having more to say about this over the next few days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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