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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The NSW government plans to rezone land near dozens of train stations to allow higher housing density as it tries to tackle the state's shortage of homes.
Under the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) program, land within a 400-metre radius of 31 stations from Newcastle to Wollongong will be rezoned in late April to permit six-storey apartment buildings.
Killara resident Stuart Clark insists he's not a NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) and said most locals supported the government's policy objective of increased density.
St Ives resident Michael Clayden is of a generation increasingly shut out of the housing market because of low supply and high prices.
Land located less than an 800-metre walk from "town centres", as well as heavy, metro and light rail stations, is set to be rezoned for increased density.
Both the inner west and Ku-ring-gai mayors have been advised by council planning experts that the government proposals would "supersede" and "override" local heritage protections.
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