The NSW Planning Minister has confirmed that new dwelling targets in Ku-ring-gai Council’s Housing Strategy are not required by the State Government, despite claims to the contrary by Ku-ring-gai Mayor, Jennifer Anderson.

To accommodate the thousands of new dwellings required to meet the targets, the proposed Housing Strategy provides for residential towers of up to 15 storeys in Lindfield, Turramurra and St Ives and 20 storeys plus in Gordon.

The Planning Minister has stated that Council is responsible for deciding new dwelling numbers and that our State MPs were correct to identify that the target "is not a legal requirement upon Council by the Government". He also stated that "Council should carefully consider whether the housing target...accords with the expectations of the community…” and that also relevant “...is the increase in local housing dwelling numbers that have taken place in the last decade and the demands they have made on local infrastructure”. For further information and a complete copy of the Minister’s letter to Mayor Anderson, please click here.

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