Major development planned for Kurnell peninsula

Major development planned for Kurnell peninsula

Plans have been submitted to the state government for a $2 billion development next to Boat Harbour on the Kurnell peninsula that would include two hotels and up to 2000 condominiums for permanent residents. According to the story in The Leader, the staged development would also include a convention centre, private hospital, shopping centre, business park and a […]

Compulsory land acquisition, compensation and independent valuations

Compulsory land acquisition, compensation and independent valuations

An article published late last year revealed that the NSW government will acquire hundreds of Sydney homes and businesses to make way for future infrastructure projects like the WestConnex motorway and the Eastern Suburbs light rail extension. It’s not unusual for government entities and private enterprise to acquire land to be used for development. Land […]

Property Value Trends for Sydney, Cronulla and Wentworthville

Property Value Trends for Sydney, Cronulla and Wentworthville

NSW and Sydney property trends: boom or catch up? A NSW Parliament briefing paper published in January this year highlights some interesting short and longer term trends for the property market. The House prices, ownership and affordability:  trends in New South Wales briefing paper makes a number of interesting observations: Between June 1990 and June […]

The future of development in the Sutherland Shire

The future of development in the Sutherland Shire

With recent reports of delays to the implementation of the draft Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2013 (DSSLEP2013) we thought it would be useful to outline a few of the proposed changes to the development of suburb centres.   Under the DSSLEP2013 most suburb centres will be rezoned to B3 Commercial Core (B3 Zone) with approved […]