Staring down NIMBYs in a bid to hit lofty housing targets is earning praise for both major sides of one state's parliament.

In what has been described as the biggest overhaul of NSW's planning and housing system ever, councils would have 10 days - not the usual months - to dispute small tweaks to development applications.

The Housing Delivery Authority, established in January to open up more projects to faster development, will also be made permanent in a bill that reached NSW parliament on Wednesday.

In a speech to parliament, Planning Minister Paul Scully said a further expansion of a fast-track approval process forcing councils to make decision on variations within 20 days would deliver 5000 homes a year.

Every home counts in NSW's bid to build 377,000 homes in five years and hit na

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