Orange City Council and Landcom have reached the next milestone towards building a new residential precinct that aims to deliver diverse and affordable housing in Orange.
After signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in March this year to explore development opportunities, Council and Landcom have now signed a Project Delivery Agreement (PDA) which cements the partnership and details future plans for the Redmond Place site.
The PDA outlines the plans for a new 25-hectare precinct on Orange's eastern outskirts alongside Redmond Place. The estate will contain at least 300 homes. At least 20% will be designated as affordable housing.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully welcomed the milestone.
HOUSING: The site of the new Redmond Place housing area is currently rural land on Orange's eastern outskirts.
"This is another example of the NSW Government putting Landcom to work to deliver the homes we need for regional NSW, " Mr Paul Scully said. "The housing crisis isn't a Sydney crisis, it is statewide, and the plans we are announcing today, will mean more people in Orange will have a safe and affordable place to call home."
"More housing in regional NSW means people will have a choice to live and work in the communities they grew up in while also allowing regional communities to grow."
Orange Mayor Jason Hamling said the new housing area would set new standards for Orange.
"The signing of the PDA was a sign of progress towards building a fairer community for everyone in Orange," Cr Jason Hamling said. "The Council has heard loud and clear that housing affordability is the number one issue facing the Orange community. "
"We've got a long way to go, but the signing of this PDA shows we're making steady progress on delivering solutions.
"We want this new housing area to set the standard for contemporary new housing estates in Orange.
"The first step towards delivering affordability is recognising that not everyone needs a 750 square metre block with a four-bedroom house. This project is about diversity."
Landcom CEO Alexander Wendler was pleased to be cooperating with local councils.
"Landcom has an ambitious agenda to get shovels in the ground and more people into homes - to make a real difference in NSW," Mr Wendler said. "This project will build hundreds of homes in Orange, while we will continue to work with Councils, and other partners to find more sites to do even more across the state."
