Whilst the site zoning definitions in Hornsby Shire Council municipality have now changed to prohibit this form of multi-dwelling housing in R2 low density zoned areas, we managed to lodge the DA just seven days before the revised legislation was gazetted and thankfully there was a savings provision allowing the DA to be assessed under the previous legislation. This form of development is still permissible in those Council areas which allow for multi-dwelling housing.
Under preliminary review, Hornsby Shire Council recommended the application to the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) for approval in their assessment report despite sixty-one written objections to the application and a petition for refusal with two hundred and twenty-four signatures.
Whilst the submitted application complied with all of the numerical guidelines within the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009; the majority of the proponents argued that the proposal was out of character with the area which wouldn’t therefore comply with Clause 30A: “A consent authority must not consent to development to which this Division applies unless it has taken into consideration whether the design of the development is compatible with the character of the local area’.
In response we argued that the existing site was easily capable of achieving  five single residential lots of 500m² with individual two storey dwellings on each lot.  These buildings would be in a similar location to the five residential flat buildings but also of similar character in bulk, scale and form not to mention materials and landscaped areas. This argument was ultimately accepted by the JRPP and they unanimously voted in favour to approve the application. This project was an excellent development outcome for our client.
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Our client is extremely happy that we achieved 16 units on 2,300sqm  which was made up of 14x 2 bedroom 70sqm = 2x 1 bedroom. All car parking is on grade to reduce construction costs and time-frame for the build. The client has to only hold 20% of the development or 4 units as affordable rental for 10 years due to the total floor space of 1,142sqm or 0.50:1 ratio. The rest can be sold as strata title immediately.  If the client chose to sell the last 4 units they would have a restriction on their rental return until the 10 year period is up.

The Affordable Rental Housing SEPP allows development on properties in some low density areas which are either 400m from a qualifying bus stop or 800m from a railway station as long as the sites are zoned to permit the type of development proposed.  The types of development can include In-fill Development, Granny flats/ secondary dwellings, new generation boarding houses, Social Housing, Group Homes, Supportive Housing.

Slabs poured – February 2014

Framing being erected – May 2014

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McCullum Ashby Architects were engaged to prepare a development application for apartments / units on and existing residential site. The proposal was lodged under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009. We recently obtained development application consent / approval to enable the developer to either sell the site with a DA approval or construct the development.

The Affordable Rental Housing SEPP allows development on properties in some low density areas which are either 400m from a qualifying bus stop or 800m from a railway station as long as the sites are zoned to permit the type of development proposed.  The types of development can include In-fill Development, Granny flats/ secondary dwellings, new generation boarding houses, Social Housing, Group Homes, Supportive Housing.

Our client is extremely happy that we achieved 16 units on 2300sqm  which was made up of 14x 2 bedroom 70sqm = 2x 1 bedroom. All car parking is on grade to reduce construction costs and time-frame for the build. The client has to only hold 20% of the development or 4 units as affordable rental for 10 years due to the total floor space of 1142sqm or 0.50:1 ratio. The rest can be sold as strata title immediately.  If the client chose to sell the last 4 units they would have a restriction on their rental return until the 10 year period is up.

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