Thousands more to live on floodplain on Sydney’s fringes if developments allowed to proceed

NSW government pausing new developments while it revises flood strategy but pressure to open up more land isn't expected to recede

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Thousands more people could soon be living on an extensive flood plain on the fringes of Sydney if land already approved for development were to proceed, according to planning officials, councillors and the New South Wales government's own data.

Blacktown city council alone has more than 10,000 homes already planned, with that region's population expected to swell by half to more than 600,000 over the next two decades.