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Next steps for reviewing Bayside's housing strategy

1 July 2019

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the Housing Strategy Review.

The outcomes of the community engagement undertaken on the Housing Strategy Review were noted by Council at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 25 June 2019. The Consultation Report is available to view here.

The Housing Strategy is now being updated taking into account feedback from the community and the Housing Strategy Review.

As part of this update it is not proposed to change the overarching approach to managing growth in Bayside. The approach outlined in the Housing Strategy, that is, to focus new housing growth in housing growth areas, is being effectively implemented.To change the approach now would undermine Council’s strategic framework and could lead to unintended consequences, including pressure to rezone areas of land zoned Neighbourhood Residential Zone to General Residential Zone or Residential Growth Zone.

Similarly, the boundaries of Major Activity Centres will not be reviewed as part of the Housing Strategy update as this level of assessment is best left to Structure Plan reviews and does not belong in a Housing Strategy.

The draft updated Housing Strategy and Implementation Plan will be presented to Council in October 2019 before a second round of community engagement is undertaken in November 2019.