The proposed legislation was controversial in part because it would have limited the community’s right to object to projects in some cases. It was abandoned after it faced opposition from Labor and some crossbench MPs.
Speakman said it was “in the overwhelming public interest to get the planning system sorted out”.
“We have a housing crisis for renters and buyers, and it’s simply unacceptable that, unless you have the bank of mum and dad, very likely that if you’re under 40, you can’t afford to buy a home in Sydney,” Speakman said.
“There may be some cynicism about the politics of all this but when we hopefully come back to government, we want to be governing with a planning system that is working.”
In a letter accepting Speakman’s offer of a new approach, Minns said it was clear that both leaders shared the common goal “that more housing should be an urgent priority for NSW”.
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“The NSW government has already introduced a series of reforms to meet this goal, including the Transport Oriented Development program, the establishment of the Housing Delivery Authority, and the rollout of low and mid-rise housing reforms,” Minns’ letter said.
“However, there is an opportunity to entrench these changes into law and look to other reforms that could be included.”
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