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Bayside City Council is currently the epicenter of State Government Planning Intervention with Suburban Rail Loop Authority, #ActivityCentreProgram, and Level Crossing Removal Project. Following the release of the SRL Precinct Directions there appears to be a strong focus on maximise built form outcomes with limited regards for the impact on the community. Any approach to high quality planning outcomes needs to have regard to those who live in that location, not just about those future residents; providing community infrastructure that does not cost shift and place a financial burden on local government and communities; understanding of the building industry and the ability to deliver housing outcomes in what is highly taxed and financially burdened. Engagement is critical to ensure the local context and community expectations is not lost in a centralised planning approach being delivered by the State Government. https://lnkd.in/gz-p4Q3r

Latest update from our Planning Team! Housing Minister Chris Bishop has announced an update on the Going for Housing Growth (GfHG) programme. The plan focuses on freeing up land, improving infrastructure funding, and providing growth incentives to increase developable land and improve housing affordability. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gU2wAPYh Faster consenting processes have been proposed with remote inspections: The Government is progressing with a requirement for building consent authorities to use remote inspections as the default approach so that building a home is easier and cheaper. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNsdrnjk A streamlined approach for Granny flats: More than 1,300 people have submitted on a recent proposal to make it easier to build granny flats. Consultation is still open, and feedback can be provided to MBIE up to 5pm on Monday 12 August 2024. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g2TDR-7e Stay tuned for updates on how these changes will impact urban development. For expert advice on what this means for your projects, contact Cato Bolam's planning team, free call 0800 2 CATOBOLAM. #HousingCrisis #HousingGrowth #Infrastructure #LandDevelopment

Setting housing targets for local government areas would provide greater clarity about where new homes should be built, particularly for moderate-income households currently being forced to the city fringes. The targets should be combined with zoning changes to accommodate more homes, the streamlining of approvals for low-rise apartments and townhouses that met updated design standards, and infrastructure charges to apply to developments across Melbourne and not just the fringes. Reworking the infrastructure charges would help give communities the transport, open space, schools and amenity they need. The Age reports today on proposals being considered to enable delivery of more homes, including housing targets being written into local planning schemes and requiring council planners, councillors and Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal members to consider them when weighing up approving housing developments - https://lnkd.in/g25JG3tp 'Our Home Choices' from Infrastructure Victoria has extensive evidence analysis on how to shift housing demand from new suburbs to give more Victorians the choice to live close to jobs and services in our major cities- https://lnkd.in/eeaNi4rb #housing #choices #planning #Melbourne #Victoria #infrastructure #reform #evidence #research #policy Josh Gordon Kieran Rooney Royce Millar Municipal Association of Victoria Kelly Grigsby Planning Institute of Australia Property Council Victoria Housing Industry Association (HIA) UDIA Victoria Department of Transport and Planning SGS Economics and Planning Patrick Fensham Victorian Planning Authority

Here is a quick clarity on the government’s Going for Housing Growth (GfHG) programme.

On the Northern Beaches, areas such as Mona Vale, Warriewood, Narrabeen, Dee Why, and Manly are beginning to see developers take advantage of increased height limits allowed by NSW planning reforms. These changes include allowing mid-rise apartment blocks of up to six storeys in R3 medium-density zones, particularly near town centres and transport hubs. Additionally, some areas zoned as R2 (low-density residential) will now permit dual occupancies, terraces, and two-storey apartment buildings, which could lead to redevelopment and consolidation of landholdings. Key affected areas include: • Mona Vale: Previously dominated by two-storey homes, parts of Mona Vale could see redevelopment into six-storey buildings, especially in areas like the Woodlands Estate, close to the town centre. • Warriewood: This area, currently featuring detached and semi-detached homes, is likely to experience an increase in medium-rise developments of three to four storeys. • Dee Why, Frenchs Forest, and Manly: These areas are expected to see more mid-rise developments as part of the broader government strategy to increase housing density across the Northern Beaches. These reforms have raised concerns from the local council about infrastructure challenges and the impact on the character of the region, but the state government views them as necessary to address the ongoing housing crisis in Sydney .

Minister Bishop announced this week that he wants to "flood the market" with opportunities for housing development. While we're not sure that the word "flood" is appropriate for our communities here in Hawke's Bay and the East Coast, we get it. Minister Bishop is our Housing Minster and that man wants houses! I think that any tool that the Government can employ that will improve the development sector's ability to build houses is good, and I am here for the kōrero. What I feel is lacking is the acknowledgement that houses will not get built, even if the underlying plans and zoning allow for everything that Minister Bishop desires, if we don't also do the following: - Address decades of under-investment in our infrastructure and figure out how any new infrastructure will be designed, built and maintained; - Find the skilled, available tradespeople to design and build the necessary infrastructure and the houses; and - Figure out how to reduce our skyrocketing building costs. Check out more on my recent blog: https://lnkd.in/gYuj7gaH #housing #growth #Government #Policy

Infrastructure Victoria has called for developer charges to apply to projects across Melbourne and not just the urban fringes. We need a clear, efficient and transparent infrastructure contribution system that better reflects the true cost of infrastructure in different development settings and supports better use of existing infrastructure. So it's encouraging to see moves announced today for a new charge to fund schools, parks and public transport with the state government set to trial the fee in the first 10 of its so-called activity centres, as it considers a universal model for all areas where new housing is built. Analysis commissioned by Infrastructure Victoria shows the state spends about $50,000 on local infrastructure for every new growth-area home. However, the current Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution levy claws back just $6100 per dwelling, leaving taxpayers to foot the rest of the bill. Contributions from this scheme are only collected from developments in the local government areas of Cardinia, Casey, Hume, Melton, Mitchell, Whittlesea and Wyndham and only available for projects in these municipalities. 'Our Home Choices' from Infrastructure Victoria explains how getting infrastructure contributions right across all development settings can help provide the infrastructure growing communities need - https://lnkd.in/eeaNi4rb Kieran Rooney, Adam Carey and Annika Smethurst report on the proposed infrastructure contribution reforms in The Age today - https://lnkd.in/gTwyQKvf #infrastructure #development #contributions #housing #choices #reform #evidence #policy

𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬) 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝟑𝟖% 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊. With Labour's plans to build new towns, this proportion could rise. However, new research has highlighted the challenges these developments face. Bigger projects come with more paperwork. For example, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟖. This increase in paperwork creates huge delays, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞. If new towns are to fix the housing crisis, planning reform must come first. #PlanningReforming #PlanningPermission #Housing #NewTowns

BIG HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NSW Some pretty big planning reforms for housing have just been announced by Premier Minns today to respond to the urgent need for housing in NSW! These include: • A new Housing Delivery Authority (coming into effect in early 2025) • State Significant DA assessment for Housing Projects over $60 million in Sydney & $30 million regional areas • Proposals will be "assessed on merit with a flexible approach to planning controls, including any incremental zoning changes required to pursue a DA". • Introduction of a new pathway that will allow selected projects that deliver "significant housing uplift to go through a "DPHI led fast track rezoning pathway". More details to come....and presumably a number of people still eagerly awaiting the introduction of the Low to Mid Rise Housing Reforms. https://lnkd.in/g7XbGcN7 NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Urbis

From @chroniclelive - the challenges of #planning and meeting the infrastructure needs of new #housing developments: https://lnkd.in/eDhQcqx7