Question
(demonstration housing project)
- Have all necessary planning changes, to implement the demonstration housing projects, been completed by the Government; if not, what changes are still outstanding.
- Have any projects not been offered sites yet; if so, why have they not been offered sites.
- When will the Government complete the process of offering sites.
- Is it possible that some proponents will not be offered sites.
- For each project, can the Minister (a) identify the project, including information such as the suburb the site is in, or the project proponent, (b) if the project has been offered a site, including the process the proponents will have to go through to secure the site.
- Further to part (5), can the Minister clarify, for each project, whether (a) proponents will be required to submit a Stage 2 Request for Tender (RFT), (b) they have progressed to a restricted class tender or direct sale process and (c) proponents have become the leaseholder of the site offered to them.
- For projects that have not been offered a site, why haven’t they been offered a site.
- When is it expected that the proponents will be offered a site.
- Will they be required to submit a Stage 2 RFT and will the stage 2 RFT be restricted to a specific proponent.
- Will they be offered a direct sale process.
Answer
(1) Three territory plan variations which relate to the Demonstration Housing Project have commenced. They include V372 (Section 76, Watson), V375 (Manor House, Griffith), and V376 (Stellulata, Ainslie). Proposed planning changes associated with the remaining four Demonstration Housing ‘with a site’ proposals will be included within the draft new Territory Plan when it placed on community consultation later this year.
(2) (3) (4) Suitable Territory-owned land has been identified for each of the proponents that are engaged with the Demonstration Housing ‘without a site’ stream.
(5) There are six proponents progressing through the Demonstration Housing ‘with a site’ stream as outlined below:
| Project | Housing Type | Location |
|---|---|---|
Stellulata (Individual) | Small scale co-housing | Ainslie |
| Manor House (Individual) | Manor House typology | Griffith |
| ECHO (Community Housing Provider) | Affordable housing | Lyneham |
| Verdant Developments (Individual) | Flexible living /multi-generational homes | Weston |
| In Loco – O’Connor (Architect, Builder, Landowner) | Age in place ‘missing middle’ townhouses | Forrest |
| In Loco – Forrest (Architect, Builder, Landowner) | Age in place ‘missing middle’ townhouses | O’Connor |
There are four proponents progressing through the Demonstration Housing ‘without a site’ stream as outlined below:
| Housing Typology | Location |
| Urban Village | Kingston |
| Build to rent | Belconnen |
| Co-housing | Watson |
| Environmentally sustainable dwellings with some affordable dwellings | Lyneham |
(6)
(a) All ‘without a site’ proponents will/have been issued a Stage 2 RFT or RFP.
(b) Three restricted class tenders and one RFP leading to a direct sale process has been issued. One restricted class tender is yet to be issued.
(c ) No proponents have signed Crown Leases.
(7) (8) (9) (10) See above.