PART ONE - Fishers Ghost

ConclusionThe AHSEPP is a strategy for the provision and retention of affordable housingacross NSW. The strategy in principle is supported, however, to date, there is noclear indication on whether the mechanisms provided in this Policy have encouragedthe provision of affordable and social housing developments in areas where they aremost needed.In Campbelltown, Housing NSW is undertaking major urban renewal projects in someof the 1970s public housing estates. The renewal work is supported and is seen as asignificant step towards physical and social improvements in these public housingestates.Housing NSW owns a large number of detached fibro houses within theCampbelltown LGA. Residential developments, currently undertaken by HousingNSW, under the AHSEPP and/or the Nation Building Stimulus Economic Plan, inestablished areas, are replacing fibro houses with villas and town houses at a rate ofapproximately 3-4 units per each house demolished. This is a much higher densitythan would normally be allowed under Campbelltown SCDCP. Given the ownershippatterns of some of the established streets, there is the potential that this may havenegative implications on some if the existing neighbourhoods in Campbelltown.Campbelltown has a large share of social housing (7,277 dwellings). To ensure thatthe social housing stock in Campbelltown does not increase significantly and thetrends of the 1970s are not repeated, it is recommended that Council seek exemptionfrom Division 6 of the AHSEPP, which provides Housing NSW with the mechanism toself approve and construct social houses within established suburbs ofCampbelltown.Submissions to the Department on the review of the AHSEPP closed on 1 March2011. However, the Department of Planning has provided Campbelltown City Councilan extension to allow Council to consider this matter prior to the submission beinglodged with the Department. A draft submission to the Department will be prepared inline with the discussions in this report which will be amended to include anyadditional issues that Council may raise in relation to this matter.Officer's Recommendation1. That Council prepare a submission to the Department of Planning in relation tothe State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009consistent with the comments and recommendations detailed in this report.2. That Council seek an exemption from Division 6 (Residential Development) ofthe Affordable Rental housing State Environmental Planning Policy for reasonsoutlined in this report.