Inner West residents get 42 days to comment on proposed housing changes Our Fairer Future Plan Stage 2 was endorsed for exhibition from 16 September to 28 October 2026, covering 15 suburbs and areas including St Peters, Marrickville and Newtown. Council: Inner West Council Meeting: 15 Sep 2026 6:30 PM Recorded status: mixed Source status: Draft minutes; recorded wording may change when confirmed. BRIEF Unconfirmed minutes record Inner West Council's endorsement of a 42-day public exhibition for Our Fairer Future Plan Stage 2, covering 15 suburbs and areas including St Peters, Marrickville and Newtown. The approved program provides for submissions through Your Say Inner West and other engagement activities, with a feedback report due to Council in December 2026 before any submission to the NSW Government. KEY FACTS - The unconfirmed minutes record endorsement of the plan and supporting studies for public exhibition. - The approved exhibition period is stated as 42 days, from 16 September to 28 October 2026. - The plan covers 15 listed suburbs and areas, including St Peters, Marrickville, Newtown and Rozelle. - Council called for an engagement outcomes report, along with any proposed amendments, to return in December 2026 before any submission to the NSW Government. - An amendment for a 90-day exhibition and at least one local forum in each ward was lost. - The minutes record nine votes for and five against the main motion, and eight votes for and five against the separate St Peters motion, with Councillor Carlisle absent from the latter. ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD - The main exhibition motion and separate St Peters motion were carried; the proposed 90-day exhibition amendment was lost. - Endorsement was for public exhibition, not final adoption of the housing framework. - The minutes record approved exhibition dates and engagement arrangements but do not establish that those activities subsequently occurred. QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING - What amendments, if any, will Council propose in the December engagement outcomes report? - What form will the plan take if Council submits it to the NSW Government after considering the feedback? RECORDED NEXT STEPS - The approved program schedules public exhibition of Our Fairer Future Plan Stage 2 and supporting studies for 42 days from 16 September to 28 October 2026. - The approved program provides for submissions, planner appointments and service-centre drop-ins during the exhibition. - Council called for a detailed engagement outcomes report, along with any proposed amendments, to return in December 2026. - Any submission of the Council-led plan to the NSW Government for implementation would follow Council's consideration of the engagement outcomes report. SOURCE PASSAGES The quoted text calls for Council to endorse for exhibition Our Fairer Future Plan 2 and supporting studies across 14 listed suburbs and areas, including Croydon with Iron Cove and the future Ashfield to Iron Cove GreenWay. "Council endorse for exhibition Our Fairer Future Plan 2 – Council's approach for new housing in the Inner West (Our Fairer Future Plan 2), including supporting studies, as shown at Attachment 1 and Appendices 1-7, for the following suburbs and areas in the Inner West Local Government Area: a) Annandale b) Ashfield c) Balmain d) Dulwich Hill e) Croydon- including Iron Cove – future Ashfield to Iron Cove GreenWay Extraordinary Council Meeting 15 September 2026 7 f) Enmore g) Leichhardt h) Lewisham i) Lilyfield j) Marrickville k) Newtown l) Petersham m) Stanmore o) Rozelle 2." (Item 1, main motion, clause 1(a)–(m) and (o)) The minutes record a motion as carried, with nine councillors listed for and five against. "Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Carlisle, Clay, D'Arienzo, Fergusson, Howard, Macri, Scott and Smith Against Motion: Crs Antoniou, Atkins, Barlow, Blake and Tastan The amendment below was voted on prior to the above motion and was lost." (Item 1, main motion voting result) The motion endorsed Our Fairer Future Plan Stage 2 and supporting studies for exhibition in St Peters. The minutes record it as carried with eight councillors for, five against and Councillor Carlisle absent. "Councillor Carlisle left the Meeting at 9:59 pm. Extraordinary Council Meeting 15 September 2026 9 Motion (Smith/D'Arienzo) 1. That Council endorse for exhibition Our Fairer Future Plan Stage 2 – Council's approach for new housing in the Inner West (Our Fairer Future Plan Stage 2), including supporting studies, as shown at Attachment 1 and Appendices 1-7, for the following suburb and areas in the Inner West Local Government Area: n) St Peters Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Clay, D'Arienzo, Fergusson, Howard, Macri, Scott and Smith Against Motion: Crs Antoniou, Atkins, Barlow, Blake and Tastan Absent: Councillor Carlisle Councillor Carlisle" (Item 1, separate St Peters motion and voting result) The quoted provision specifies a 42-day exhibition period from 16 September to 28 October 2026. "4. Council notes the highly successful engagement format of the Our Fairer Future Plan Stage 1 and replicates the format for Our Fairer Future Plan Stage 2 and includes: a) Exhibition period of 42 days from 16 September to 28 October 2026." (Item 1, main motion, clause 4(a)) The engagement provisions include letters to residents and landowners in the areas of investigation, emails to interested subscribers, Local Democracy Group convenors and industry professionals, a property mapping tool, Your Say Inner West as the primary information forum, an online survey and written submissions. "b) Letters will be sent to residents and landowners in the areas of investigation. c) Emails will be sent to interested Your Say Inner West subscribers, Local Democracy Group convenors and industry professionals. d) Collateral including Frequently Asked Questions documentation, a pamphlet or post card to direct residents to the relevant information on the planning changes and to an appropriate drop in session. e) An updated digital mapping tool for Plan 2 will be available upon commencement of the exhibition period. This simple to use tool allows the community to look up their property and see how the proposed changes may affect them f) Your Say Inner West will be the primary forum for the community to access information, key messages and FAQs. g) An online survey plus the opportunity to lodge a written submission will be available via this engagement page. h) Information be available in relevant community languages including Chinese, Greek, Italian and Vietnamese." (Item 1, main motion, clauses 4(b)–(h)) The quoted provision calls for planner sessions in every ward, with 340 bookable 15-minute appointments to discuss the proposed changes. "5. A Briefing Note be provided to Councillors, including a table clearly outlining the changes made to the HIA 1A and 1B deferred sites. 6. "Speak with a Planner" sessions be held in every Ward. Community members will be able pre-book a 15-minute appointment during these sessions to discuss the proposed changes. There will be 340 these 'meet the planner' appointment opportunities." (Item 1, main motion, clause 6) The quoted provision describes planner drop-ins at Council's three service centres between 9.30am and 11.30am every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout the six-week exhibition period. "Service Centre Drop Ins where council planners will be available to speak with members of the community at Council's three Service Centres between 9.30am-11.30am every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout the entire six-week exhibition period." (Item 1, main motion, clause 7) The quoted provisions call for authorising the Director Planning to make editorial, formatting and technical modifications before public exhibition and for an engagement outcomes report to return to Council for consideration in December 2026 before submission of the plan to the NSW Government for implementation. "Council authorise the Director Planning to make any editorial/ formatting/ technical modifications to the package prior to public exhibition. 3. Following the conclusion of the exhibition period, an engagement outcomes report be brought back to Council for consideration at a meeting in in December 2026, prior to submitting the Council-led Our Fairer Future Plan 2 to NSW Government for implementation." (Item 1, main motion, clauses 2–3) SOURCES https://innerwest.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/09/C_15092026_MIN_4333_EXTRA.PDF https://minutesradar.com/news/inner-west-infocouncil-extraordinary-council-15-sep-2026-6-30-pm-15-sep-2026-6-30-pm-minutes-inner-west-residents-get-six-weeks-to-comment-3cef0ae475/ Prepared from public council minutes using automated drafting and checks. No meeting attendance or interviews are implied. Check the original record and seek comment before republishing claims or analysis. Illustrations are generic, not depictions of actual projects.