Sydney’s ‘missing middle’ still missing with state woefully behind 112,000 target
The New South Wales government is failing to meet its housing targets, with only 3% of the planned 112,000 'missing middle' homes approved. Most development applications under the new policy are for standard renovations rather than the intended medium-density housing.
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The failure to deliver promised housing supply exacerbates the ongoing affordability crisis in major urban centers.
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Share A A A The Minns government is woefully behind its commitment to build 112,000 “missing middle” homes by July 2029, with only 3 per cent of the targeted homes having development applications approved and the planning pathway overwhelmingly being used for renovations.
Analysis of the low- and mid-rise (LMR) policy reveals around four-fifths of the development applications submitted are for renovations of standalone houses or the construction of detached houses, rather than delivering the apartments or townhouses required to significantly boost the state’s housing supply.
Low- to mid-rise housing planned across Sydney The figures demonstrate the reforms are flailing and are nowhere near the Minns government’s pledge to build 378,000 homes by mid-2029.
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