The NSW Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) was introduced to fast-track significant housing projects through the planning system, with the goal of building quality homes quickly. What’s become clear since the HDA’s introduction is that gaining approval means demonstrating both speed and quality, and that requires a project team that arrives with evidence, not just intentions. Arcadia Design Director Michael Barnett has spent the past year embedded in project teams navigating this pathway, and his experience is consistent: the submissions that move smoothly through assessment are rarely the ones with the […]
