At The Daily Telegraph’s Bradfield Oration on Friday 15 November 2024, Premier Chris Minns has announced that he will allow developers to bypass council approvals and to seek spot rezoning, in order to speed up approval and delivery times.

Premier Chris Minns announced he will allow developers to bypass council approvals and to seek spot rezoning so that developers can speed up approval and delivery times.

You can read Minns address to The Daily Telegraph’s Bradfield Oration on Friday 15 November 2024 BELOW.

Councils will be stripped of their powers to block certain large new residential developments in NSW, as part of major changes to the state’s planning system.

The Bradfield Oration is named after engineer Dr J.C.C Bradfield (1867 – 1943) who was the chief engineer for building the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Dr Bradfield lived in Gordon – now a TOD site.  His home and Memorial is located within 400 metres of Gordon Railway Station and under the TOD SEPP can be surrounded by 6-8 storeys apartments.  Dr Bradfield’s wife – Edith – played a pivotal role in helping her neighbour Mrs Annie Forsyth Wyatt form the Ku-ring-gai Tree Lovers’ Civic League that led to the formation of the first National Trust of Australia (NSW).  All this heritage is under threat.

References

https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/bradfield-oration

‘Developers will bypass council approvals in residential development overhaul in NSW’ by Alexander Lewis & Chantelle Al-Khouri, 15 Nov 2024, ABC NEWS HERE


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