This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
PLANS from the NSW Minns’ government-owned Landcom to deliver 330 new homes in Orange – with 20% to be affordable housing – are going to exhibition.
This rezoning proposal for Redmond Place Precinct at Orange is the first site recommended to progress through the Minns government’s Social and Affordable Housing Rezoning Pathway, which aims to provider a faster, simplified rezoning process for the state’s housing agencies in Homes NSW, Landcom and the Aboriginal Housing Office.
The proposal aims to amend the Orange Local Environmental Plan 2011 to allow the rezoning of vacant Council-owned land for a residential precinct.
The public exhibition opens on Monday and will close on Monday, November 12th.
“We need to confront the housing crisis head on by using all levers we can pull to speed up the delivery of new homes,” said Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully said.
“The NSW government is committed to exploring suitable housing opportunities across the state which promote economic diversity, innovation and sustainability.
“Our state’s future depends on more affordable homes being built for families. This is critical because if NSW loses our young people, then NSW loses its future.”
Landcom and Orange City Council completed a masterplan earlier this year for the precinct at Redmond Place, which will deliver 330 homes and create 5.3 hectares of recreational open space for the community.
Orange Mayor Tony Mileto said “there is still work to do but this is a great milestone to reach for Orange”.
“The community has some strong views on how the city should be developed and how we can address affordability. It’s great to see the vision reflected in the rezoning proposal.”
Landcom CEO Alex Wendler said the development will provide new homes to accommodate the changing needs and demographics of the Orange region and offer more opportunity for households to buy their own home.
