Overview

• The rezoning concentrates taller housing near Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Croydon and Ashfield, allowing mostly 6–11 storeys with some buildings up to 22 storeys.
• Private developments must include affordable housing starting at 2% of homes, rising to 3% after three years, with a 20% contribution required for projects using extra floor space beyond the base allowance.
• Council-backed measures include pursuing about 350 social homes on five car parks and enabling faith-owned land to be redeveloped with 30% social housing.
• The motion passed 8–7 after Greens councillors sought a deferral and protesters in the chamber chanted for the plan to be scrapped.
• Following public feedback, capacity around three heavy rail stations was cut by roughly 5,000 dwellings, while the overall program targets about 20,000 to 31,000 homes over 15 years.