Samantha Bird
Specialist Planner
Tamara Bruckshaw
Manager Major Development Projects
Your say on proposed changes to the City of Sydney affordable housing program
An update to affordable housing contribution rates and requirements.
Related to City of Sydney affordable housing program
Under review
Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
Public consultation period to
What we’re doing
Development in the City of Sydney local area is required to make a contribution to affordable housing. Providing affordable housing ensures people living in low to moderate-income households can continue to live and work in the city.
We invite your feedback on proposed changes to the City of Sydney affordable housing program which applies to all development applications in our local area.
Currently 2 separate affordable housing contribution requirements may apply to development in our local area:
- a low-rate, local government area wide contribution, that is applied to all qualifying development in the local area
- a rezoning contribution that is applied only to new floor space that is achieved where there is a change to the planning controls.
- increase the equivalent cash contribution rates (dollar rates) to reflect the true cost of building housing
- require the local government area wide contribution to be a cash contribution, and remove the option to dedicate built dwellings
- simplify the rezoning contribution requirement and require the dedication of built dwellings where appropriate.
Planning proposal – Affordable housing contributions review (includes gateway updates)PDF · 1.35 MB · Last modified
Draft program – Affordable housing contributions review (includes gateway updates)PDF · 1.02 MB · Last modified
Officer's report to Council – Affordable housing contributions reviewPDF · 936.39 KB · Last modified
Review of affordable housing contribution rates – Atlas Urban Economics – October 2024PDF · 1.95 MB · Last modified
Summary of consultation with community housing providersPDF · 220.73 KB · Last modified
Council resolution – Increasing developer contributionsPDF · 200.34 KB · Last modified
Council resolution – Power to require affordable housing to be built onsitePDF · 187.41 KB · Last modified
Council resolution – Public exhibitionPDF · 46.05 KB · Last modified
Central Sydney Planning Committee resolution – Public exhibitionPDF · 92.47 KB · Last modified
Gateway determination – Planning proposalPDF · 153.39 KB · Last modified
Next steps
After feedback closes, we’ll report the results to Council and the Central Sydney Planning Committee. If approved, it will be sent to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for final approval.
The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has determined that Council will not be the local plan-making authority for this planning proposal.
How you can give feedback
Consultation closes at 5pm on Tuesday 7 October 2025.
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Complete our survey
You’ll need to log in with a City of Sydney account to complete the survey. If you don’t have an account, it’s easy to create one.
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Email or post your feedback
You can give your feedback by email to [email protected] or post to:
Project Officer, City Engagement
City of Sydney
Level 7, 456 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000 -
Talk to us
Samantha Bird
Specialist Planner
Tamara Bruckshaw
Manager Major Development Projects
How to have your say
Anyone can give feedback. Your feedback must:
- be in writing and include the development address or application number
- include your contact details (postal or email address) so we can acknowledge receipt
- be submitted during the public consultation period.
Planning staff may discuss applications over the phone, but these conversations are not considered as feedback.
All feedback we receive will be considered and summarised in reports. We will not consider anonymous feedback.
Your feedback is not confidential and may be accessed under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act). We may use your name or address when responding to concerns about a planning proposal or development application. In some cases, your feedback may be provided to the NSW Government, which manages its own publication process.
If you submit feedback on behalf of an organisation, the organisation’s name will be published in reports unless you request otherwise.
For more details, see our community engagement strategy and community participation plan.
