NSW has declared 15 more Housing Delivery Authority projects as State Significant Development, including 14 in metropolitan Sydney. If lodged and approved, the projects could deliver 4,346 new homes. The HDA pipeline now includes 499 State Significant Development proposals with potential for more than 154,000 homes. For Sydney owners and investors, this is a useful supply-side signal, although declaration alone does not mean the projects are approved or under construction.
The NSW Government has finalised the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore rezoning, allowing a mixed-use waterfront precinct with around 250 new homes and 200 tourist accommodation rooms. The final plan also includes a 3% in-perpetuity affordable-housing dedication or monetary contribution, new public open space and building heights of two to six storeys. While the project is regional rather than Sydney-based, it is another example of NSW using government land and rezoning to add housing supply, with future delivery still dependent on subsequent development approvals and construction.
The NSW Solar for Apartment Residents program remains open after funding hundreds of projects supporting thousands of households, including rental apartments. The standard grant can meet a substantial share of eligible project costs, giving owners corporations a current opportunity to assess rooftop solar feasibility, resident support and project economics before the application window closes or available funding is exhausted.
Goodman Group has withdrawn its proposed $1.2 billion Project Mars data centre in Lane Cove West, telling the NSW Department of Planning it would no longer proceed after considering an evolving regulatory environment and community feedback, ABC News reports. The proposed three-storey facility was about 20 metres from the nearest home and 160 metres from Lane Cove West Public School. For Lower North Shore owners, the decision is a reminder that major nearby infrastructure proposals can materially affect local amenity expectations and should be monitored as part of longer-term property decisions.
Administrators of Sydney developer Bathla Group say the initial emergency funding that kept parts of the business operating has been exhausted, with construction work ceasing and most remaining staff stood down. ABC News reports the group entered administration with about $3.4 billion in debt and a large portfolio of projects and land holdings. For buyers and investors exposed to off-the-plan or incomplete developments, the practical priority is project-specific written information from administrators, lenders and conveyancing advisers rather than assumptions based on the wider market.
NSW has introduced new rental reforms aimed at limiting unnecessary collection of renters’ personal information and improving transparency in rental advertising. The changes include stronger privacy protections around rental applications and disclosure requirements where listing images have been materially altered or generated using AI or other digital tools. For landlords and property managers, the practical priority is to ensure application processes collect only appropriate information and that advertising accurately represents the property.
The NSW Government says 5,175 social, affordable, key-worker and restored homes have been delivered under its Building Homes for NSW program at the halfway point of the current investment plan. The update reflects continued public-sector housing delivery across the state as NSW works to expand long-term housing supply. For property owners and investors, the figures provide another measure of where government-backed housing supply is moving from planning and funding into completed homes.
Construction is underway on 220 Build-to-Rent apartments at The Joinery Annandale for health workers, teachers, police officers, firefighters and other essential workers. Landcom says the homes will be offered at discounted market rents, with the NSW Government retaining ownership and an experienced operator handling day-to-day management. Completion is expected in late 2028, weather permitting, with first residents from 2029. For Inner West owners and investors, the project adds a new stream of purpose-built rental supply targeted specifically at essential workers in a tightly held inner-city market.
