A decision by the New South Wales government to fast-track rezoning for 12,900 houses on Sydney’s fringe has raised questions about the potential influence of developers and their lobbyists over the timing of new land releases.
Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show an area of land at Appin, in sensitive koala habitat 80km south-west of Sydney, is being rezoned from farmland to allow for a massive new housing estate, despite departmental advice in 2019 that it was not needed for housing supply until 2036.
