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Alex Mitchell

'Recalcitrant' councils targeted in planning overhaul

Every home counts in NSW's bid to build 377,000 homes in five years, the government says. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Staring down NIMBYs in a bid to hit lofty housing targets is earning praise for both major sides of one state's parliament.

In what has been described as the biggest overhaul of NSW's planning and housing system ever, councils would have 10 days - not the usual months - to dispute small tweaks to development applications.

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