North Sydney council votes to sue NSW Government over housing plan

A North Sydney council has voted to take the NSW Government to court over its controversial housing reforms, claiming the push for density will destroy the area's heritage. The mayor of Ku-ring-gai has led a last-minute push to delay the implementation of the transport-oriented development plan in his local area, claiming the Minns government is taking a one size fits all approach in delivering its signature housing policy. The new planning rules allow apartment blocks of up to six stories to be built within 400 metres of 31 train stations – with a further six stations to be added later. The Minns government plans to build 170,000 new homes with the reforms. Ku-ring-gai councillors have voted to begin looking at whether there are better ways to deliver density in the four impacted precincts – Gordon, Killara, Lindfield and Roseville. NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully has labelled the move by the local government council as “disheartening”.