Local government welcomes the release of the Tasmanian Housing Strategy
LGAT President and Break O’Day Council mayor Mick Tucker said “the Strategy notes the important role that local government has in the provision of well-located residential land, and building and maintaining local prosperity.
“A partnership approach with local councils is critical to achieving the Strategy’s target of delivering more quality homes, faster.”
“Local government particularly welcomes recognition of the importance of an infrastructure charging regime. Often where there is land available for much needed housing, we have the ‘first mover problem’ where development proponents may not want to be the first to invest in new infrastructure that competitors may benefit from at no cost. This means that the hard infrastructure is not provided, delaying building the housing we urgently need,” Mayor Tucker said.
The Strategy’s emphasis on well-designed and well-located medium density housing is critical to ensuring we build strong communities. We can’t afford to repeat the mistakes of the past in locating social and affordable housing in poorly serviced outer urban areas.