Regional Housing

Delivery Plans for the Functional Economic Regions (FER) of Upper North West, Lithgow, Upper Hunter, Coffs Coast, Northern New England, Nambucca and Hastings-Macleay. These regions comprised sixteen local government areas that were all facing varying housing degree challenges. The Delivery Plans were prepared through a strong collaboration and consultation process…

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Mudgee And Gulgong

The Mid-Western Regional Council sought to update its understanding of the supply and demand for residential land in two of its main centres, Mudgee and Gulgong. This was of critical importance to the Council, as external factors and revised population projections indicated higher than anticipated growth in demand for housing…

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Albury

To guide and influence housing policy over the period to 2041, and to align Council’s housing framework with other key strategic planning policies at both State and local government level, Albury City Council commissioned HillPDA to prepare a Local Housing Strategy (LHS) for the Local Government Area (LGA). The Local…

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Aboriginal Land SEPP

The Aboriginal Land SEPP provides for the making of ‘development delivery plans’ (‘DDPs’) for land owned by Local Aboriginal Land Councils (‘LALCs’). The SEPP initially established a planning pathway for Darkinjung Land Council to secure a state-led pathway HillPDA was engaged by the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) to…

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Shellharbour Airport And South Nowra

As an action of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan 2021, The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) sought to prepare profiles for the Shellharbour Airport and South Nowra Regional Employment Precincts. HillPDA was engaged to conduct an economic…

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North Coast

The North Coast Regional Plan 2041 included an action to undertake an employment land review for the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast subregions (combined to form the North Coast) to assess future supply needs and locations. Northern Rivers (LGA) – Tweed, Byron, Kyogle, Lismore,  Ballina and Richmond Valley Mid…

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Northern Rivers

The Northern Rivers Joint Organisation (NRJO) was seeking to undertake an audit of Industrial and employment lands across the Northern Rivers. The outcome of this audit was intended to support and strengthen the region’s economic development strategies, identify a means of progressing existing employment and industrial lands and inform future…

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Wollondilly Shire

Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the Act) required local councils to update their Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) and prepare a Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS). The LSPS were to provide a 20-year vision; guiding land use planning and development within their respective LGA. They would also…

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Canada Bay King Street

City of Canada Bay Council (Council) sought to understand the socio-economic impacts associated with changes to land use zoning on a site at 1-7 King Street, Concord West. A study was commissioned to explore future options for the site within the current policy framework and with consideration of market demand.

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