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Craig Johnston

Hoops and hopes : environmental planning instruments, affordable housing, and community housing providers Notes for presentation to NSW community housing conference, Newcastle, 17 August 2006 Not for reproduction or citation. Craig Johnston. Warning.

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  1. Hoops and hopes: environmental planning instruments, affordable housing, and community housing providersNotes for presentation to NSW community housing conference, Newcastle, 17 August 2006Not for reproduction or citation Craig Johnston

  2. Warning • The data collection reported on in this presentation is ‘work in progress’. • Corrections and updates are very welcome! • Email craig@shelternsw.org.au

  3. (Potential) role of local government and affordable housing • Protect • Promote • Provide – financed by development levies or other council own-sources

  4. Activities Councils = 153 (mid 2006) Studies ≈ 18 (+ 5) Strategies (complete) ≈ 9 LEP provisions = 15 LEP in waiting = 1 Affordable housing schemes ≈ 5/6 * not including aged (social) housing

  5. Affordable housing schemes

  6. On the ground Aff-housing schemes = 5 (plus CB 1) Councils = 6 (plus W 1) Units of LG aff-housing (current) = 69 Units of LG aff-housing (pipeline) = 6 R + 15 CB CHP managing LG aff-housing = 3 * Not including aged (social) housing

  7. Managing council aff-housing

  8. Aged (social) housingself-care rental units allocated to low-income older people

  9. ‘Due process’ Needs study → Policy framework → Strategies → LEP DCP Polices and procedures for planning agreements Asset redeployment Acquisitions (build, buy, or benefit) → Keep or transfer title EOI for an affordable housing manager Contract management Property and tenancy management

  10. Planning and development consent powers • Inclusionary zoning (s.94F/SEPP 70) • Development incentives • Planning agreements (s.93F) • SEPP 10

  11. Planning agreements under section 93F are not the same as section 106 agreements in England!

  12. SEPP 10 • Loss of low-rent flats, hostels, boarding houses • Does not cover loss of caravan parks, manufactured homes estates • Greater Metropolitan Region • Concurrence of MOP (DOP) • Mitigation vs compensation • Affordable housing contribution as mitigation • Condition of development consent; deed between developer and CHP

  13. Joint ventures • Council assets (land, dwellings) – Wollongong • LGHIP projects – Cessnock, Gosford • CAH debt-equity demo projects – Willoughby, Shoalhaven

  14. Models: Ownership/title LG retains • Willoughby • Waverley • Randwick • North Sydney • Wollongong (2) Transfer to AHM • Sydney City – Green Square Transfer to OCH • Parramatta

  15. Models: Allocation/eligibility criteria {1} Income thresholds – social housing criteria • North Sydney (properties jointly owned by LG and DOH) • low-income • Waverley • ‘affordable’ or moderate income • Willoughby • Randwick • social housing plus moderate income • Sydney City - Green Square

  16. Models: Allocation/eligibility criteria {2} Local link • Willoughby • Waverley • North Sydney • Randwick Other • ‘Key worker’ • Randwick • Canada Bay (6/15)

  17. Models: Rent-setting income – 30% • Willoughby median rent in LGA • Waverley (75%)

  18. Models: Lease periods Waverley – max 3 years

  19. LG+CHP partnerships • Policy framework • Contract arrangements • Asset management • Transparency and accountability • Skills • Project development • Project management • Contract management

  20. Resources • ‘Levying developers for affordable housing’ (Shelter Brief) • www.shelternsw.org.au/publications.shtml • affordable housing studies • www.shelternsw.org.au/ahn/ahn-posts.html • Affordable Housing Network NSW • www.shelternsw.org.au/ahn/ahn.html

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