Urban Taskforce | Representing Property Developers

Council Election results are a threat to Housing Supply

Article Information: Published on Monday, 11 September 2017 05:33

11 September 2017

The swing towards 'anti-development' councillors in Saturday’s series of council elections is bad news for any increase in housing supply, says the Urban Taskforce.

Article Information: Published on Friday, 08 September 2017 02:21

07 September 2017

The Urban Taskforce has established ‘Council Watch’ that will transparently measure how critical councils are performing in relation to housing supply and the effective processing of planning applications.

Article Information: Published on Wednesday, 06 September 2017 06:20

06 September 2017

Sarkis Nassif the head of Holdmark Property Group is the Property Person of the year for 2017, says the Urban Taskforce.

Article Information: Published on Friday, 01 September 2017 01:20

31 August 2017

The report issued by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) on Blacktown City Council’s request to increase local infrastructure levies indicates that when the $30,000 cap on these levies is removed housing could increase by $50,000 a lot, says the Urban Taskforce.

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Submission- City of Sydney Council - Hoarding and Scaffolding Policy & Guidelines Update

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60.28 kB

September 2016

The Urban Taskforce submission raises concern regarding the length of time and delays in obtaining approvals from City of Sydney Council for hoardings around construction sites.

Submission- Department of Planning & Environment Draft Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016

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269.92 kB

June 2016

The Urban Taskforce submission on the draft Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016 raised a number of issues including the introduction of a compulsory proposed new biodiversity offsets scheme, the definition of 'threshold', additional discretion for consent authorities and industry consultation.

Submission- Draft Sydney District Plans and Towards Our Greater Sydney 2056

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411.27 kB

March 2017

The Urban Taskforce submissions acknowledges the work undertaken by the Greater Sydney Commission in development the draft Plans. The submission raises concerns regarding affordable housing targets, removal of housing and mixed uses from strategic centres, infrastructure funding and a move towards prioritising employment lands over housing provision.