Consultation has opened on two pockets of inner-city land which will deliver 26,000 new homes.
Deputy Premier and State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie said Development Schemes for both Woolloongabba and Northshore Hamilton were now open for community comment (see links below).
Deputy Premier Bleijie said now that the Brisbane 2032 athletes village would be built on the Ekka grounds in Bowen Hills, a revised Priority Development Areas (PDA) for Northshore Hamilton would bring forward 10 years’ worth of land supply and unlock up to 10,000 new homes.
He said, in addition, the Woolloongabba PDA would be updated to incorporate the new Gabba Entertainment Precinct and streamlined to deliver 16,000 new homes.
“The updated PDAs scrap unworkable red tape to reflect the reality of commercial development, giving industry flexibility to do what they do best – build homes.”
Property Council Queensland Executive Director Jess Caire said the new revised Development Scheme and Development Charges and Offset Plan would position both Woolloongabba and Northshore to take the next step as entertainment and lifestyle precincts and catalyse desperately needed housing supply for Brisbane.
“As industry seeks to respond to the housing crisis in an environment where feasibilities for new projects have never been more challenging it is essential that government works with industry to ensure development settings align with what the market can deliver,” Ms Caire said.
UDIA Queensland CEO Kirsty Chessher-Brown said the targeted changes would help realise the vision for a vibrant Woolloongabba.
“With the constructability crisis upon us, there’s never been a more important time to apply a feasibility lens when shaping our communities,” Ms Chessher-Brown said.
“We’re confident that, with these targeted changes, industry can help realise the vision for a vibrant Woolloongabba, building on its strengths as a transport hub and mixed-use precinct on the doorstep of the CBD.”
Comment on the Northshore Hamilton PDA.
Comment on the Woolloongabba PDA.
