Consultation has opened on a new City of Sydney discussion paper on where and how more local housing should be delivered, as part of efforts to address housing affordability.
The Housing for All discussion paper identifies 10 locations across the City of Sydney where additional housing could be delivered. These locations include Ultimo and Pyrmont, the North Green Square precinct, Prince Alfred Park east, and the Supa Centa site at Moore Park, among others. Further opportunities are identified along the Broadway corridor and at Parramatta Road in Forest Lodge, as well as in Beaconsfield, alongside broader approaches such as increasing housing along high streets, near parks and in laneways.
The council is seeking input on the proposed locations, with feedback guided by three key questions: where and how additional housing should be planned, the role of the New South Wales Government in supporting delivery, and how housing can better meet the community’s diverse needs.
City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said affordable housing is essential for “a diverse, cohesive and economically successful global city.”
“The NSW government’s draft Sydney Plan sets out a clear expectation that councils should be reviewing their planning controls to ensure there is additional capacity to increase private housing development,” she said.
“Our discussion paper will help lead a conversation about what type of housing is needed, where it can be delivered and what infrastructure is necessary to ensure successful communities.”
The Lord Mayor added that more than 10,000 private and non-private dwellings have been approved but not yet built in the City of Sydney. “Our existing planning controls have capacity for over 50,000 new homes, if they were all to be taken up,” said Moore.
“This hints at the larger problem hampering housing delivery, which is that even with planning approvals, the construction industry continues to face rising costs, a shortage of labour and materials, financial constraints and higher interest rates.
“All levels of government, industry and the community must rise to meet the housing affordability challenge and deliver the homes our city needs.”
The Housing for All discussion paper is open for public comment until 22 May.
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