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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Madeline Link

'Lazy': jury's out on new state rules for council housing density caps

Housing construction and earthworks at Chisholm in June. Picture by Peter Lorimer

THE JURY'S still out on new state rules designed to tackle the housing crisis with Hunter councils eager for more detail, while the NSW Liberals have slammed what they call a "one size fits all" approach.

In a media statement, NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman and Shadow Minister for Planning Scott Farlow called the plans to change state government planning policies which would override council limits on the types of homes that can be built in low and medium density zones a "lazy" and "ill-thought-through" policy.

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