<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> Premier </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/chris-minns" rel="" target="_blank" title="Chris Minns"><span>Chris Minns</span></a><span> has announced a major rezoning plan along a stretch of Parramatta Road in Sydney's Inner West, delivering up to 8000 new homes and breathing life into a tired stretch of the city.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The effort is the latest to solve the two issues, with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> being the second least affordable city in the world to live in.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking to media today, Minns admitted there was work to be done, but claimed his government was ready to meet the challenge and to give young people the chance to own homes close to the city.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/charlie-kirk-shooting-people-fired-celebrating-death/d10d62ed-7c2e-4544-8f5e-1eeea0f21841" rel="" target="_blank" title="People are getting fired for allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder"><strong><span>People are getting fired for allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At the moment, we are so far behind," he said. "Many people may not know this but Sydney is the 800th densest city in the world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That doesn't mean we're going to turn it into Tokyo overnight, but there is a halfway house where we have appropriate development in the right spots so that young people can move in.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At the same time we can get a bit of vibrancy and energy for the next generation [and say] 'we're not shutting the door on you.'" </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-parramatta-road-housing-nsw-government-chris-minns-labor/c24c7f9c-6fe8-495a-ad51-61f62008b5c8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rezoning effort will stretch from Leichhardt near the light rail line all the way to Camperdown at Pyrmont Bridge Road.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/aukus-submarine-facility-in-perth-to-get-12-billion-dollar-funding-boost/f332b74b-2dda-4cf2-b0b1-06ec3507fcb4" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australia makes $12b splash to impress Trump"><strong><span>Australia makes $12b splash to impress Trump</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are similar efforts in neighbouring councils in Burwood and Canada Bay, while a similar rezoning effort in the Woollahra council area in Sydney's eastern suburbs has also been proposed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Minns said the effort to spread the development over multiple areas close to the city is intentional to spread the burden and to ensure development is fair and equal across the city.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If everyone can take a bit, no one's going to do too much. In the past, we've asked some councils to do all the heavy lifting, while everyone else got a free ride," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parramatta Road is an important and busy road, connecting the city to the sprawling west, but many of the buildings are rundown and there is currently little scope for housing development.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-investigate-shots-fired-at-western-sydney-home/b985af1c-e3c1-4736-8076-c63782b6e1a6" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bullets riddle Sydney home with women and teenager inside"><strong><span>Bullets riddle Sydney home with women and teenager inside</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, it is also close to major public transport connections in trains, buses and light rail, and the government believes now is the time to capitalise.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Cities aren't museums, they change and grow and they evolve," Planning Minister Paul Scully said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is an opportunity for us to get the settings right and turn this tired throughfare into the vibrant community we know it can and should be."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Property Council of Australia welcomed the move, but warned investment in infrastructure and transport must follow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Turning plans into homes means will require further investment in transport, community facilities and streamlined approvals to ensure the Parramatta Road corridor grows into a place that provides housing, jobs, services and vibrant neighbourhoods," Property Council NSW Executive Director Katie Stevenson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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