Moved by Councillor Ellsmore, seconded by the
Chair (the Lord Mayor) –
It is resolved that Council:
(A)
note
that the NSW Government has announced its intention to introduce planning
changes that will allow developers to build larger and denser buildings than
would otherwise be permitted under planning rules, through a fast-tracked
approval process that would by-pass local councils, in return for delivering
some affordable housing for a temporary period of 15 years; and
(B)
submit the following motion for consideration at the
upcoming 2023 Local Government NSW Annual Conference:
Topic: State Planning Policy Changes Affordable
Housing in Perpetuity
That
Local Government NSW:
(a) calls
on the NSW Government to develop affordable housing policies that prioritise
delivering affordable housing in perpetuity, rather than only for a temporary
period of 15 years;
(b) calls
on the NSW Government to develop affordable housing policies that deliver
housing that is genuinely affordable. That is, policies which are based on
delivering housing that a person can afford (no more than 30% of their income),
not based on a discount from market rent only; and
(c) calls
on the NSW Government to work with local councils to develop strategies to
protect and expand affordable and public housing cooperatively, which build on,
rather than override, local planning rules and housing strategies.
Carried unanimously, as part of an in globo
motion.
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