Locations of 1100 new homes in NSW revealed

The Minns government has announced the location of 10 government-owned sites earmarked for new housing across Sydney and Newcastle. See the list.

Vacant government-owned land has been earmarked to host nearly 1100 new homes, with the second stage of the Minns government’s land audit identifying 10 sites across Sydney and Newcastle.

The sites include vacant lots and disused car parks in areas including Woolloomooloo, Sydney Olympic Park, Hurstville, Seaforth and Arncliffe.

The NSW government commissioned an audit of all unused crown land last May to identify places where new homes could be built to help meet the state’s housing target of 377,000 new homes over five years.

Within three of the sites in Woolloomooloo, Sydney Olympic Park and Hurstville — which have the capacity to hold nearly 600 homes — more than 50 per cent will be earmarked for social housing.

Minister for Housing Rose Jackson and Premier of New South Wales Chris Minns announce the second tranche of the NSW Government land audit, releasing public land for housing. Picture: NewsWire

An estimated 500 homes would be built in Stockton, a suburb in Newcastle, while an unused car park in Hurstville will host 393 new homes.

Land identified in Sydney Olympic Park will host 128 homes, while an extra 49 social homes will be established on a vacant lot over the Eastern distributor in Woolloomooloo by Homes NSW.

Government-owned Landcom will be engaged to develop most sites in partnership with private developers.

The announcement comes four months after the first four sites were around the Carriageworks precinct in North Everleigh, Kellyville, Camden and Camperdown.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said there were still more sites to be identified in further tranches, saying the process will take time.

“We’ve gone from doing nothing on these government sites for literally decades to marshalling many agencies to deliver sites that have previously been in land banking or used for other purposes to be converted into housing,” he said.

“It’s not a quick process but now we’ve broken the back of it.”

Ten sites in Sydney and Newcastle have been identified to host 1100 homes. Picture: Getty Images

Housing Minister Rose Jackson said the onus was also on local councils to quickly approve development applications to get the housing off the ground.

“Our partners in local government have a role to play to make sure that when we’ve done the work identifying the land, when we put the money in the budget to build the housing, they’re working with us to get housing approved so that we can actually start construction,” she said.

Ms Jackson said while all identified government housing would include at least 30 per cent social housing, it would not be across all sites, with some areas being more suitable for social housing than others.

Further government land to be released will likely include areas used in construction of the new Metro, which opened last month, which is in keeping with the government’s efforts to create more housing around transport hubs.

“You can expect to see more sites in more tranches more often, now that we’ve got those systems in place and the ball is rolling,” Ms Jackson said.
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