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32 new recommendations that could boost the NSW Government’s efforts to address the housing crisis have been detailed in a report by the NSW Productivity and Equality Commission. The Review of housing supply challenges and policy options for New South Wales was recently presented to the Government. The Commission found the cost of building homes has soared since 2018 and that residential construction has been hit by national challenges including higher interest rates and a shortage of skilled trades.   The recommendations are: Ø Free up construction capacity to build more homes Ø Streamline the development process Ø Bring more people into the construction sector Ø Ensure a diverse and equitable supply of new homes. The Review follows research published by the Commission in its housing series that explored the issues and options to address the current housing crisis. To read the report: https://lnkd.in/gUMs_CEt

🏡 The Housing Availability and Affordability (Planning and Other Legislation Amendment) Bill 2023 has passed, bringing with it a wave of positive changes for our state's planning framework   With housing supply challenges at the forefront, these amendments to the Planning Act 2016 mark a significant step towards ensuring Queensland's communities are connected, liveable, and sustainable. Here's what this means for Queensland:   ✅ Targeted Interventions: The bill introduces short-term interventions aimed at facilitating new housing delivery in growth areas. This includes empowering the Planning Minister to acquire land and create easements for critical infrastructure, streamlining state-led assessment processes for priority developments like affordable housing, and establishing new zones for improved land use planning.   ✅ Streamlined Processes: Amendments address operational aspects of the planning framework, ensuring existing approvals remain valid, streamlining urban encroachment provisions, and simplifying the Planning Minister's direction powers for local government planning schemes. Additionally, temporary measures are implemented to remove certain development approval requirements, improving functionality of applicable events and temporary use licenses, and modernizing public notice and submission requirements.   ✅ Reduced Regulatory Burdens: By enhancing processes and reducing regulatory burdens for both State and local governments, this bill aims to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the board.   These changes are not just about legislation; they're about building better communities, enhancing housing affordability, and fostering sustainable growth throughout Queensland. #Housing #Planning #Queensland #CommunityDevelopment

This morning, our Chair, Rob Stokes, led the discussion at the launch of the Blueprint Institute's report, 'Wicked Solutions: A long-term approach to housing affordability'. Joining Rob for the lively discussion were Ku-ring-gai Councillor Indu Balachandran, Co-Founder of Avenor James Paver, and CEO of member Shelter NSW John Engeler. The report recommends: 1. Facilitating housing mobility and cooling down the market through sensible tax reform. 2. Urgently addressing construction skill shortages by improving pathways for skilled workers. 3. Supporting the development of an innovative, high-quality and sustainable modular approach to construction. 4. Improving planning and streamlining decision-making to deliver high-quality housing quickly, including strengthening design and community input early on. #housingcrisis #housingaffordability #wickedproblems

Pleased to be featured in yesterday’s article in The Australian Financial Review by Campbell Kwan exploring the challenges NSW faces to meet the housing supply targets set by the Minns government. The article highlights the lack of development in six Sydney suburbs and provides commentary from individual councils on the implications and impacts of the restrictions imposed. Despite the rezoning initiatives that the government has put in place to support increased density in prime locations, more cooperation is required if we are going to come close in meeting the housing targets. It is important that Councillors stop their anti-development campaigns, as this will only contribute to the housing affordability crisis being faced in NSW today. We need our elected officials to be promoting good development and articulating the outcomes they are wanting to see in their communities, if we are to have any chance of increasing housing supply and assisting the housing affordability issue. Let’s work together now, to ensure the housing supply situation improves today and for our future generations. https://lnkd.in/gVJPJUNs

Housing Reform On Track The Dialogue welcomes the NSW Government’s Transport Oriented Development (TOD) planning reforms that come into effect today – a policy that promises to pave the way for more than 170,000 new homes over the next 15 years around metro and rail stations in Sydney, Newcastle, the Illawarra and Central Coast. The initial changes to the Housing SEPP (State Environmental Planning Policies) will amend planning controls around 37 selected metro and rail stations, with 18 commencing immediately, and are aimed at allowing homes “that are well designed and in well-located areas”. This is an important step in tackling Sydney’s housing crisis. For western Sydney, we hope this will create vibrant communities with affordable housing where they are most needed - close to transport, services and jobs. We congratulate NSW Premier Chris Minns and Minister for Planning and Public Space, Paul Scully, and local councils for taking action on this all-important issue. Christopher Brown AM Adam Leto Luke Turner https://lnkd.in/gfn2pWd4

Tomorrow, the people of the Northern Territory will elect their next Territory government. Supporting residential construction presents a significant economic opportunity for the incoming administration. Committing to policies that stimulate housing demand and supply can promote sustainable growth in the building and construction sector. This initiative will attract and retain residents, ultimately building a thriving, safe community across the Territory. Prioritising and meeting HIA's election imperatives is crucial for regional growth. What do you think the incoming government should do to improve the Territory? Jocelyn Martin Luis Espinoza Maurice Tapang Simon Croft

We’re really pleased to be part of the London Homes Coalition which has launched a new report ‘Building Skills for the Future’.   Based on a first-of-its-kind analysis of the consolidated asset management and new build programmes of the housing associations in the Coalition, the report reveals a critical labour and skills shortage that threatens the maintenance, retrofit and provision of social and affordable housing in the capital. It also provides three strategic solutions to address this crucial challenge.    We need to act now and work together with the Government, industry leaders, and education providers to future-proof London’s social housing sector, ensuring the provision of high-quality affordable housing for its residents.   We welcome the new Government’s commitment to promoting workforce and training plans for the construction sector and scaling up social and affordable housebuilding across the country. We hope this report provides a strategic direction for future policies and we want to work together to achieve these targets.   Our work does not stop here. This is only the first step of a long-term collaborative effort, and we want to bring more committed organisations to this initiative to help us turn these recommendations into reality! Check out the report here https://lnkd.in/gTj8DXec #ukhousing #socialhousing

North Somerset Council delays consultation on final draft of its local plan North Somerset Council has announced that it has delayed consultation for the final draft of its local plan in order to consider the implications of the recently announced proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). It has found that the council would be required to deliver an additional 9,000 homes in the plan period. The pre-submission plan 2040 was agreed by the Executive Committee on 17 July 2024 for consultation. This was based on no strategic allocations in the green belt. Since 2020 the draft local plan has undergone four rounds of consultation. It was hoped the local plan would be put out for the final consultation some time later this year, but that is now on hold whilst they assess what they believe will be fundamental changes to the housing numbers required to be delivered by the plan over the next 15 years. Associate Director Alan Davies commented; I am sure North Somerset will not be the only local authority to put their plans on hold whist they get to grips with and understand the implications of the governments revised method of calculating housing need.  

In the last week Labour has shot out of the gates with pace and vigour that's shaping up to be a welcome breath of fresh air across the nation. But, with the always politicised nature of planning and local opposition, delivery will be challenging when it comes to its pledge for swift new town development. An ambitious goal that requires significant cross-party collaboration. The private sector's housebuilding enthusiasm needs to be married with policy stability and better public-private partnerships. So, Labour's support for council-led affordable homes will be key in achieving the target of 300,000 homes a year. While reinstating green belt reviews and housebuilding targets are foundational steps forward, substantial funding for local planning authorities is essential, and will have a critical impact on Labour's economic growth strategy. How can we ensure that these ambitious plans translate into tangible results for communities across the country? Drop us a comment with your thoughts. ⬇ #labour #government #planning #housing

𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 PIA Victoria is calling for ‘housing capacity’ and ‘housing diversity’ targets in the planning system. ‘Housing capacity’ targets should be used to identify both the 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 of land required to meet housing demand and the 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 of that land to achieve liveability and sustainability. ‘Diversity’ targets need to reflect the 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. The ‘𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆’ of each municipality needs to inform the targets, taking into account all constraints and opportunities including existing or planned public transport and active transport, major state investments in health, education and other infrastructure, and the presence of parks, community and other social infrastructure. Planners can only create the right settings for the delivery of housing. The planning system (and local government) does not deliver housing. This means that while progress needs to be monitored, housing targets should not be ‘weaponised’. 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿. Patrick Fensham MPIA (Fellow) President, PIA VIC READ THE FULL POLICY PAPER VIA THIS LINK 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEPPeEVQ