Have say on homes plan

The Bankstown Transport Oriented Development (TOD) Program proposal aims to increase housing in Bankstown City Centre by 12,500 new homes – between 375-1,250 will be affordable housing – with a range of residential and commercial buildings up to 25 storeys clustered around the new Metro station.
Premier Chris Minns said building new homes was vital for the future.
“If we don’t build more houses, young people will up and leave because they can’t afford a home in NSW. And if we lose our young people, we lose our future,” he said.
The plan, which also aims to increase community amenity and open spaces, including potential upgrades for Memorial Park and Griffith Park and new potential links between residential areas and Bankstown’s CBD, is now on public exhibition.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully, said the program would provide more homes for all stages of life, whether people were renting, downsizing or jumping on the property ladder for the first time.
He said it would help to deliver more well-located homes, close to transport and amenities, that were also close to new job opportunities and enable a mix of residential and non-residential land uses, “placing good homes and jobs at their core”.
“Housing is the largest single cost of living issue facing the people of NSW, which is why we’ve been relentless in pursuing planning reform from day one,” he said.
To encourage vibrant communities in the TOD Accelerated Precincts, Special Entertainment Precincts (SEP) will be enabled to support live entertainment through extended trading hours for live music venues and favourable noise controls that provide operational certainty for venues, neighbouring residents and businesses.
Have your say about the plan at planning.nsw.gov.au.