Need for ‘significant reform’ to NSW planning regulations as report shows significant cost differences

The Australian – 

Steep costs imposed by NSW’s planning system are generating shortages in the supply of apartments and driving up prices, particularly in inner Sydney, according to a new Reserve Bank of Australia paper.

The report, The Apartment Shortage, found that the excessive planning restrictions associated with delivering apartments in inner Sydney were disproportionately high on a national basis.

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