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Turfing brick cottages for units made easier in NSW

Brick homes on the street were demolished for the unit block construction on the right. (Luke Costin/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Replacing ageing suburban brick cottages for multi-level unit blocks in Sydney will be quicker under new laws amid a massive demand for social housing in NSW.

The new planning laws unveiled on Monday will allow state-owned housing corporations to bypass development consent more often and allow dual occupancy on smaller lots.

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