NSW Planning Policy Update To Increase Housing Capacity in R2 and R3 Zones

December 5, 2023

NSW Planning Policy Update To Increase Housing Capacity in R2 and R3 zones

NSW Government has announced changes to fast-track supply of residential homes and increase housing capacity in some R2 and R3 zones.

The proposed changes would allow:

• Dual occupancies in all R2 low-density residential zones in NSW
• Terraces, townhouses and apartment buildings up to 2 storeys near transport hubs and town centres in R2 zones across the Six Cities region
• Mid-rise apartment buildings up to 6 storeys near transport hubs and town centres in R3 zones in the Six Cities region

For more details of these proposed changes, please see the full announcement from NSW Government here.