Queensland powering ahead with new home supply
Government approves project for thousands of homes on Gold Coast as it continues to fast track supply.
THE Queensland Government has approved a major new development which will unlock a further 2500 homes in a major boost to housing supply on the Gold Coast.
The State Facilitated Development (SFD) approval takes the total number of homes unlocked through the pathway to 4232, as part of a broader plan to tackle the housing crisis by cutting red tape and getting projects moving.
Approval for the development is another step in the government’s plan to deliver one million homes by 2044 and increase housing supply across Queensland.
The government has now approved eight State Facilitated Developments, with a further application under assessment.
The Robina approval comes as the Crisafulli Government continues to accelerate housing delivery through multiple pathways, including:
- Round 1 of Residential Activation Fund projects unlocking more than 98,000 homes;
- Land Activation Program supporting more than 5000 new homes;
- Ministerial Infrastructure Designations delivering 1372 social and affordable homes; and
- State Facilitated Developments unlocking 4232 homes.
Jarrod Bleijie, deputy premier and minister for state development, infrastructure and planning, said the government was heavily focused on supply.
“Unlocking housing supply is the only way to reverse Labor’s housing crisis and build more homes sooner,” Bleijie said.
“Queensland simply cannot afford projects sitting on life support because of unnecessary red tape and unrealistic mandates that delivered empty blocks of land of nothing else.
“This approval will unlock a mix of 2500 dwellings and is another example of the Crisafulli Government getting projects out of the ground and delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders.
“The government has approved eight State Facilitated Developments in just over a year because we now have a reformed process that delivers new homes sooner.
“We need projects to get out of the ground and we need homes delivered for Queenslanders.”
Bleijie said the government was also delivering social and affordable housing faster.
“We have approved 23 ministerial infrastructure designations for social and affordable housing, delivering 1372 new homes, with a further eight projects in the pipeline expected to deliver around 530 more homes,” the deputy premier said.
“That is on top of our record $5.6 billion investment in social and community housing, with more than 6000 homes already under contract or under construction as part of our plan to deliver 53,500 social and community homes by 2044.”
Peter Saba, Walker Group executive of development, said without Labor’s mandates being removed by the government, the future of the project was uncertain.
“The economic conditions today are different than they were two years ago and the removal of the mandate will unlock the project and get housing started sooner,” Saba said.
“The change to the process has been the key to unlocking the viability of the project.
“It gives Walker Group and financiers confidence that the Lakesview project can viably proceed and, through increased housing supply, we will see homes come on quicker, therefore improving housing affordability.”
