NSW government’s plan to address housing crisis by rezoning land around train stations accidentally revealed

Thousands of homes will be built around eight stations, details accidentally published online by the planning department show

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The New South Wales government will rezone land around eight train stations across Sydney to allow thousands more homes to be built over the next four years, according to details accidentally revealed by the state's planning department.

The Minns government's signature housing policy, called the Transport Oriented Development Program, will seek to boost density around the key Metro and heavy rail stations as the state grapples with a chronic housing crisis.

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