Two of the areas are prone to flooding, but the state government says that is being taken into account during the planning process.More train and metro station precincts in Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter region have been earmarked for high-density development by the NSW state government under its Transport Orientated Development policy, including in two areas prone to flooding.
Mr Scully said with the six additional sites, the 37 precincts would see 170,000 new dwellings within 400 metres of the transport hubs."The new planning controls that come into effect through a State Environmental Planning Policy will allow for additional density, it will allow for residential home units to be built on all residential zoning types.""The new controls will include some new standards with respect to height and floor space ratios.
He said the state government was committed to housing people safely and noted the deluge that caused flooding in NSW coastal areas last week. Independent Canterbury Bankstown councillor Barbara Coorey said the area had already met its target for new homes. "There is no resolution from the council to offer these three new railway stations as high-density sites. We are already highly densified; you only have to go to Canterbury Road to see the disaster.