On the last working day before the NSW public service Christmas closedown the Labor Government has left a long list of key planning and housing initiatives undelivered and unresolved.
“The Premier has made housing his top priority, but the Government has failed to deliver on many of the key initiatives they promised in 2023 to support the delivery of more homes,” Mr Farlow said.
“With the Government failing to deliver on their promises, they must be hoping that Santa will come down the chimney and they will find them wrapped underneath the tree on Christmas Day.”
The list of key initiatives the Government has left unresolved and undelivered in 2023, includes:
1. Audit of government land with potential to provide housing.
2. Housing and Productivity Contribution - Infrastructure Opportunities Plan.
3. Housing and Productivity Contribution - Works-in-kind agreement framework.
4. Housing and Productivity Contribution - Local government grant funding guidelines.
5. Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan.
“The Premier has signed NSW up to a target of delivering 377,000 new homes over the next five years with no advice from planning and many of the key planning initiatives to support this growth have been left unresolved.”
“While the Government is quick to put a tax on new homes, they’ve failed to outline their plans for the infrastructure the tax is supposed to support.”
“It’s no wonder that the NSW Planning Performance Dashboard has shown that Development Applications lodged continues to drop and there are 4,656 less than the cumulative figure at the same point last year – a drop of 23.4%.”
“The Government talks a big game on planning, but they need the detail to back it up to both inform the community and give industry the certainty and security to invest,” Mr Farlow said.