The Minns Labor Government is continuing to deliver more homes through its Building Homes for NSW program, including through its statewide property audit, announcing a further 30 sites to build around 1,600 homes.
Land audit sites
The Government has identified 14 sites through the property audit to provide land to build around another 1,400 homes.
Today's announcement includes two sites at Box Hill and Riverstone to be transferred to Homes NSW for potential development of almost 50 social and affordable homes and over 35 market homes.
A further nine sites across Sydney and three sites in regional NSW have been identified for future housing development by either Landcom or in partnership with the private sector, to allow the estimated delivery of more than 1300 market and affordable homes.
The Sydney sites include unused government land at three sites at Rouse Hill, and sites at Edmondson Park, Stanmore, Earlwood, North Sydney, Chippendale and Fairfield. The three regional sites are located at Broadmeadow, Morisset and Orange.
The final approach to delivering housing on these sites, including details on the quantity and types of housing, will be confirmed following further due diligence and subsequent planning and regulatory approvals.
The announcement of these sites follows the NSW Government's previous confirmation of 14 other sites across Sydney and regional NSW that will be transferred to housing delivery agencies.
Homes NSW sites
In addition to the sites identified through the property audit, the Government will also shortly commence construction of 194 new social homes on 16 further sites across the state owned by Homes NSW.
These sites are in regions including Sydney, the Central Coast, Newcastle, the Northern Rivers, and the Riverina, with construction on the first sites due to start before the end of the year.
The Building Homes for NSW program will deliver up to 30,000 homes on government sites, including 8,400 new public homes, giving priority to women and children fleeing violence. For more information, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/homes-nsw/building-homes-for-nsw
The property audit is part of the Building Homes for NSW program. For more information about the property audit, visit https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/housing-and-property/our-business/advisory-and-transactions/nsw-government-property-audit-for-housing.
Premier for New South Wales Chris Minns said:
"We know housing affordability and availability is the single biggest pressure facing the people of NSW and our property audit continues to focus on ensuring unused or surplus government land becomes available to deliver more housing.
"Today's announcement of further sites across Sydney and regional NSW is part of our commitment to provide for housing for renters, first home buyers and the most vulnerable members of our community."
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:
"The Minns Labor Government continues to deliver on its commitment to identify land it owns that could be better used for housing.
"The property audit is another part of our plan to deliver more homes and is bolstered by the reforms to the NSW planning system and investment in Landcom that allows it to deliver more homes."
Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper said:
"The property audit has been methodically assessing government land and is now in full swing delivering surplus land for more homes, with 28 sites so far announced and capable of providing more than 3,000 residential dwellings.
"The ongoing property audit continue to deliver much needed sites to help address the housing crisis currently being faced in NSW."
Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness Rose Jackson said:
"Delivering more social and affordable homes is critical to rebuilding our housing system,
the two Sydney sites identified for social housing are well-located close to public transport and services so they can deliver accessible, modern housing with over 250 new homes for those most in need.
