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“A city in a housing crisis needs keys in front doors not cocktails by the pool”! The State Significant Development (SSD) assessment process being used to destroy affordable housing in favour of luxury units.

“A city in a housing crisis needs keys in front doors not cocktails by the pool”! The State Significant Development (SSD) assessment process being used to destroy affordable housing in favour of luxury units.

by | Mar 13, 2026 | News

An older unit block would be flattened to make way for penthouses with their own rooftop pools in Sydney’s east, under a $78 million proposal that has reignited debate about replacing cheaper homes with luxury apartments. Sydney developer Toohey Miller is seeking to...
As well as the NSW government’s fast-tracked Housing Delivery Authority (HAD) pathway, there is the dangerous State Significant Development (SSD) assessment process for developments over $75M that include “fake affordable housing” to maximise height. In the 1 sq. km. of Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay such luxury developments are demolishing older buildings, the homes of low-income residents and tearing apart the area’s demographic diversity of its 16,000 resident

As well as the NSW government’s fast-tracked Housing Delivery Authority (HAD) pathway, there is the dangerous State Significant Development (SSD) assessment process for developments over $75M that include “fake affordable housing” to maximise height. In the 1 sq. km. of Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay such luxury developments are demolishing older buildings, the homes of low-income residents and tearing apart the area’s demographic diversity of its 16,000 resident

by | Mar 11, 2026 | News

Developers are increasingly using the NSW government’s fast-tracked Housing Delivery Authority pathway to revive or expand projects previously refused or constrained by local planning authorities – often returning with proposals significantly larger than first...
A letter to the editor from Ross Duncan, one of our PPPG committee members published in the SMH 14/1/2026, highlighting the nonsensical destruction of real “affordable housing” in Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, and Rushcutters Bay, the home to a diverse community of over 15,000 residents who contribute to the rich heritage and spirit of this unique area.

A letter to the editor from Ross Duncan, one of our PPPG committee members published in the SMH 14/1/2026, highlighting the nonsensical destruction of real “affordable housing” in Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, and Rushcutters Bay, the home to a diverse community of over 15,000 residents who contribute to the rich heritage and spirit of this unique area.

by | Jan 13, 2026 | News

“It is interesting to note that one day after the SMH runs a story about young people getting a foothold in the inner Sydney property market by purchasing smaller dwellings, such as studio and one-bedroom apartments (“Cassandra grew up in a large family home. Then she...