THE State Government has announced it is delivering more homes for Queenslanders sooner, with the release of a new Model Code to support supply of more community housing on church and charity-owned land across the state.
Delivering the foundations for a fresh start for housing, the code includes example planning provisions to enable or locate community housing in the community facilities zone and can be adopted with or without local refinement.
This aims to streamline development approvals and assessment pathways to boost social and affordable housing from not-for-profit and charitable organisations.
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie said the code’s release delivered on the Government’s commitment to provide more housing options through local solutions.
Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) CEO Alison Smith said the code represented the culmination of months of genuine collaboration between local and State government.
“This is the kind of partnership our members want to see – where local knowledge is embedded in policy planning from the start,” Ms Smith said.
“The Model Code isn’t one-size-fits-all.
“It’s an opt-in tool that empowers councils to adopt the code, not adopt the code, or to adopt the code with local refinements to suit their local needs.”
