All councils in Sydney are required to prepare a local housing strategy to guide the quantity, location and types of future housing in their local government areas.

The draft strategy proposes to provide certainty for the existing community and to ensure future population growth and housing needs are sustainably accommodated.

The strategic directions to deliver housing growth include:

• Deliver 50,000 new dwellings by 2036 subject to the NSW Government providing upfront infrastructure support.
• Stage the delivery of new dwellings to address complex renewal issues affecting Canterbury Bankstown.
• Focus at least 80% of new dwellings within walking distance of centres and places of high amenity.
• Ensure new housing in centres and suburban areas are compatible with the local character.
• Provide a choice of housing types, sizes, tenures and prices, to suite each stage of life.
• Design quality housing to maximise liveability and provide positive built form outcomes.
• Align the R2 Low Density and R3 Medium Density zones in the Canterbury Bankstown Local Government Area.
• Urgently review dual occupancies in the suburban neighbourhoods.