Encourage the development of well-designed medium-density housing which: Respects the neighbourhood character. Improves housing choice. Makes better use of existing infrastructure. Improves energy efficiency of housing. Support opportunities for a wide range of income groups to choose housing in well-serviced locations. Ensure planning for growth areas provides for a mix of housing types and higher housing densities in and around activity centres. 16.01-5 - Housing Affordability Objective To deliver more affordable housing closer to jobs, transport and services. Strategies Improve housing affordability by: Ensuring land supply continues to be sufficient to meet demand. Increasing choice in housing type, tenure and cost to meet the needs of households as they move through life cycle changes and to support diverse communities. Promoting good housing and urban design to minimise negative environmental impacts and keep down costs for residents and the wider community. Encouraging a significant proportion of new development, to be affordable for households on low to moderate incomes. Increase the supply of well-located affordable housing by: Facilitating a mix of private, affordable and social housing in activity centres and urban renewal precincts. Ensuring the redevelopment and renewal of public housing stock better meets community needs. Local Planning Policy Framework Municipal Strategic Statement Summary of relevant MSS 21.06-3 - Urban consolidation The objective of Clause 21.06-3 of the Municipal Strategic Statement is to:
Encourage the development of well-designed medium-density housing which: Respects the neighbourhood character. Improves housing choice. Makes better use of existing infrastructure. Improves energy efficiency of housing. Support opportunities for a wide range of income groups to choose housing in well-serviced locations. Ensure planning for growth areas provides for a mix of housing types and higher housing densities in and around activity centres. 16.01-5 - Housing Affordability Objective To deliver more affordable housing closer to jobs, transport and services. Strategies Improve housing affordability by: Ensuring land supply continues to be sufficient to meet demand. Increasing choice in housing type, tenure and cost to meet the needs of households as they move through life cycle changes and to support diverse communities. Promoting good housing and urban design to minimise negative environmental impacts and keep down costs for residents and the wider community. Encouraging a significant proportion of new development, to be affordable for households on low to moderate incomes. Increase the supply of well-located affordable housing by: Facilitating a mix of private, affordable and social housing in activity centres and urban renewal precincts. Ensuring the redevelopment and renewal of public housing stock better meets community needs. Local Planning Policy Framework Municipal Strategic Statement Summary of relevant MSS 21.06-3 - Urban consolidation The objective of Clause 21.06-3 of the Municipal Strategic Statement is to:
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