Housing Delivery Authority and State significant developments
The NSW Government established the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) to accelerate the delivery of new housing. The HDA allows major housing developments to be assessed as:
- State significant developments (SSDs) or
- State significant developments with a concurrent rezoning
A development is considered to be State significant if it is over a specific size, is in an environmentally sensitive area, or will exceed a specific capital investment value.
Major developments within the Crows Nest Transport Oriented Development (TOD) precinct (valued at over $60 million) are also assessed by the NSW Government as SSDs.
The HDA initially evaluates proposals submitted by applicants through an expression of interest process. It then recommends to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces whether they should be declared as an SSD.
After the Minister declares it as an SSD, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure assesses the application to determine whether it should be approved (with or without amendments) or refused.
Applicants can also lodge a concurrent rezoning to facilitate the development.
The HDA meets regularly and publicly notifies the applications that do or do not meet the criteria to be declared as SSDs. A list of the applications and determinations are published on the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure's webpage about its Housing Delivery Authority.