CEO of Urban Taskforce Australia, Tom Forrest, said that the passing of the Environmental Planning and Assessment (Planning Systems Reform) Bill 2025 through both Houses of NSW Parliament was great news for everyone in the community wanting more housing, cheaper rents and more affordable housing options.
Late last year the Urban Taskforce pushed for both parties to come together and embrace commonsense and practical reforms to the EP&A Act 1979 many of which are now enshrined in law.
The Act now gives clarity to decision makers, while also delivering legislative foundation for the Housing Delivery Authority and the Development Co-ordination Authority. We now have sharper, better planning tools to help address the housing supply crisis.
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