Frenchs Forest has been drawn into a wider property story after a review of publicly owned land sales found only a small number of development applications had been lodged across dozens of sold sites.
Frenchs Forest Named In Property Review
Frenchs Forest has been included among several suburbs identified in a wider review of publicly owned sites sold over the past year, as attention turns to how quickly land sales are becoming formal housing proposals.
The review covered 48 sites sold since April 2025, including properties in Frenchs Forest, Seaforth, Arncliffe and Stanmore. Together, the sales raised more than $90 million.
Only five development applications were identified across the 48 sold sites, placing the pace of housing progress at the centre of the story.
Few Applications Across Sold Sites
The figures show a varied timeline across the sold properties. Nine of the sites were sold more than a year ago, while nearly half have changed hands since mid-June. Six were sold in the past week, leaving little time for formal plans to be lodged.
More than half of the sold sites were vacant land. Twenty low-density residential properties identified as suitable for housing were sold through public auctions, while another five high-yield sites were placed through an expressions-of-interest process.
Housing Delivery Remains In Focus
The Frenchs Forest inclusion gives the broader property issue a local connection, with the suburb sitting among locations where land sales are being measured against later development activity.
The central question is whether released land is moving quickly enough from sale to formal housing proposals. For now, the broader figures show only limited development application activity across the sold sites, despite the scale of the land release.
The next measure of progress will be whether more applications are lodged across the wider group of properties.
Published 28-Apr-2026
