Tuesday, 14 July 2026

SATURDAY exclusive: 18 approvals, zero construction starts

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by Ian Horswill
SATURDAY exclusive: 18 approvals, zero construction starts
Retirement Living Council Executive Director Daniel Gannon

The NSW Government has approved 18 major seniors housing developments worth more than $30 million since July 2024, representing more than 2,000 retirement living homes and almost 1,440 aged care beds.

Yet not one has started construction.

SATURDAY examines what is holding these projects back, why planning approvals alone won’t solve Australia’s housing shortage for older people, and what the growing gap between approvals and delivery says about the future of retirement living.

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