New South Wales’ newly established Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) is now open to expressions of interest (EOI) and set to boost the delivery of well-located homes.
The HDA will help deliver the homes that young people, families and key local workers need – a major reform which will streamline the development of major housing projects.
The HDA will lead a new State Significant Development (SSD) pathway and State Significant Development with a concurrent rezoning process for major residential developments.
The EOI process will remain open with proposals submitted to be reviewed monthly, giving industry ongoing opportunities to have their proposals considered.
Established on the 19th of December, only a month after it was announced, the HDA includes Simon Draper, Secretary of the Premier’s Department; Kiersten Fishburn, Secretary of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; and Tom Gellibrand, CEO of Infrastructure NSW.
Before a proposal is recommended to be declared an SSD project, the Department will assess it against criteria that meet the objectives of this EOI process, which are:
- Identify high-yield housing proposals by focusing on known high-yield types of residential accommodation
- Identify housing projects that can be assessed and constructed quickly by focusing on more compliant, major housing proposals that can commence soon
- Drive quality and affordable housing by focusing on housing development proposals that are well-located, have enabling infrastructure and contribute to affordable housing supply
- Complement the State Significant Rezoning Policy by providing a potential pathway for major housing proposals that are seeking concurrent rezoning
This new assessment pathway will reduce the number of large complex Development Applications (DA) councils are required to assess each year, freeing up resources for councils to assess less complex DAs faster.
New South Wales Acting Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Anoulack Chanthivong, said that the government is pulling every lever to tackle the housing crisis and encourage developers to build and boost housing supply and overall affordability.
“The State Government will do everything possible to build a better future for New South Wales so young people, families and key local workers have somewhere to live and in the communities they choose.”
For more information visit Housing Delivery Authority | Planning
