The NSW Labor government will embark on the biggest rewrite of the state’s planning laws in nearly five decades after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations to shore up support from the Coalition.

Under the overhaul of the laws that shape delivery of housing and infrastructure, the Minns government will enshrine in legislation the three-person Housing Delivery Authority, which was established in January with the power to send major residential development proposals on a faster route to approval that bypasses local councils.

Labor said on Wednesday the changes were “designed to make the planning system quicker and simpler to navigate, so that more homes and jobs can be delivered across the state”, as it faces an uphill battle to meet its target to deliver 377,000 new homes demanded by t

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