Gold Coast City Council is planning Density-Housing not Forest-Destruction.
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The Gold Coast City Council is planning Density-Housing not Forest-Destruction.
Interstate migration is putting pressure on the Gold Coast region with only 20% of homes deemed affordable.
Tom Tate who is Mayor of the Gold Coast suggested that the new state planning taskforce were in the midst of making changes to the city plan.
Mr Tate said “It’s a balance and it’s difficult, especially given our city has very few greenfield sites left for residential development,” and “It means we need to build upwards, not outwards, to meet the population targets set by the state”.
“That approach relieves some of the pressure on our green space and importantly, accommodates the population where the major public transport services are.”
I have great support for Tom Tate’s attitude, everybody likes the Hinterland hills and mountains of the Gold Coast, and by encouraging “Density Housing” we will save the trees and the animals homes of this beautiful green space.
The major city plan changes affecting developers include amendments to rooftops, setbacks and density assessment which recently entered in the fourth round of public consultation.
Roof form variation was at the top of the list for multiple dwellings above nine metres, by promoting distinctive shapes and aesthetically add to the streetscape in low-medium residential density zones.
There were also a few changes to setbacks, so new developments did not impact the future of neighbouring sites with “equitable development separation” rather than a first-in approach.
The City of Gold Coast also plans to reintroduce proximity to transport, employment and amenity as factors when assessing residential density.
A big impact on zoning and planning in the region is the urban light rail with construction starting on stage-3 from Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads in 2021.
After this, the stage-4 urban light rail will continue to the Gold Coast Airport creating major changes including a pedestrian “ocean-way”.