In a pivotal move for New South Wales' housing policy, the
Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment
(DPIE) has today announced the finalisation of new
planning controls under an amendment to the Housing State
Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) for 18
Transport Oriented Development (TOD) precincts.
These precincts, strategically located across 7 in Sydney and 11 in
regional NSW, are central to the ‘Tier 2 or Part 2' TOD
Program previously unveiled by the NSW Government. The initiative
aims to unlock the development potential for an additional 175,000
new homes across the state within the next 15 years.
Effective from 13 May 2024, the newly established controls will
enable the construction of apartments in residential zones and the
local centre zone (R1, R2, R3, R4, and E1) within 400 metres of
identified stations, as well as shop-top housing in local and
commercial centre zones (E1 and E2) within the same radius. These
provisions introduce a maximum
