8.9 Centre Renewal Precincts

to rezoning of major sites – with an aspiration that a minimum 5% target of new dwelling floorspace is achieved  Council work in partnership with community housing providers to manage affordable housing supply, but to also seek government grants and subsidies for additional affordable housing provision  Council work in partnership with state government land and housing corporation to review current social housing provision, and collaborate for the renewal of housing in the LGA  Over time, increase the provision of social housing as a discrete sub-set of affordable housing provision

6. Character areas be identified and protected, with sensitive infill development, as part retaining a diversity of housing types and also residential neighbourhoods  Identify through a character study areas for protection due to local character, including community values studies

Under the project option (Option 2), changes to the planning framework are proposed as shown to encourage a greater diversity of dwellings. The main objective here is to encourage more semi detached dwellings in-and-around centres that have high accessibility in the mixed housing precincts. This will be achieved through low rise medium density developments of no greater than two storeys in height. These Centre Renewal Precincts are shown in Figure 60.