More Waterloo South documents
Council has released some more LAHC masterplan studies. Included in the October release are studies on demographics, transport, local retail and services. The climate change adaptation report and the ecologically sustainable development study are also now public.
The population and demographic study raises more questions than it answers. It focuses on projecting the private makeup of the redevelopment without similar information on the future makeup of public housing, which is also changing because of government allocation policies.
The demographic study also provides some clues about relocation numbers and available housing stock during redevelopment. It shows the existing 749 public housing properties not all replaced until 2032 with a maximum decrease of 312 social housing properties in 2027. LAHC says it plans to deliver 151 extra social housing dwellings, so this may offset the decrease depending on the timing. The final housing numbers will depend on the planning controls Council is expected to consider as early as this month.
If Council meets its November deadline, all documents would become public prior to the November 9 Transport, Heritage and Planning Committee meeting and then go to Central Sydney Planning Committee on November 12 and a Council meeting on November 16. Members of the public can register to speak at Council committee meetings for three minutes.
Waterloo human services
To honour earlier undertakings to produce a Waterloo human services plan to sit alongside the redevelopment plan, DCJ District has received funding to undertake work on human service improvements in Waterloo. Discussions are underway to set up a committee to steer this work, which will involve government, NGO and community representatives. Human services will be a major focus around Waterloo in 2021.
REDWatch, Counterpoint and Inner Sydney Voice have released a background briefing paper to help everyone understand the work that has been undertaken and what these NGOs expect from any human services mechanism. You can find the paper on the REDWatch website.
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Geoff Turnbull handles SSH Urban Design content and is a co-spokesperson of REDWatch.
