Warrawong is ready for an additional 1,300 well-located homes following the approval of new planning controls for Warrawong Plaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The planning proposal at 43-65 Cowper Street, Warrawong, increases the maximum building height from eight to approximately 22 storeys which paves the way for the master planned mixed-use development to provide up to 1,300 new homes, with 15 per cent set aside as affordable housing for at least 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This project is another example of the NSW Government helping to increase supply as the housing crisis continues to be the biggest issue facing the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rezoning will add a minimum of 6,500 square metres of publicly accessible open space, along with pedestrian links to Cowper Street and Northcliffe Drive, and Warrawong Plaza will continue to operate on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A new bus interchange has been added to the proposal following community feedback during the project\u2019s public exhibition in June and July 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proposal\u2019s first homes could be built by 2028, which will help meet the Illawarra\u2019s growing housing needs. Trading will continue at Warrawong Plaza during construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proposal comes as Illawarra residents\u2019 ideas help shape the Master Plan for the future of the 32-hectare Warrawong Parklands and around 100 construction jobs that will flow from the NSW Government\u2019s approval of BlueScope\u2019s $200 million Plate Mill refurbishment at nearby Port Kembla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Future development applications that are more than $60 million will be assessed by the Department and will be subject to design excellence requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is part of the Minns Labor Government\u2019s plan to build a better NSW with a greater choice of homes, so young people, families and workers have somewhere to live in the communities they choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, visit the planning proposal webpage<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Planning and Public Spaces and Member for Wollongong Paul Scully said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Warrawong Plaza and transport hub offers an ideal infill development opportunity to deliver more well-located homes and affordable housing in this changing suburb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is an ideal location close to Kully Bay Park, Lake Illawarra and a short drive from Port Kembla\u2019s Beach Pavilion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAdding new homes will benefit young people, families and key local workers while also offering existing shops with increased customers and the potential for new businesses in the Warrawong CBD.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Warrawong is ready for an additional 1,300 well-located homes following the approval of new planning controls for Warrawong Plaza. The planning proposal at 43-65 Cowper Street, Warrawong, increases the maximum building height from eight to approximately 22 storeys which paves the way for the master planned mixed-use development to provide up to 1,300 new homes, … Continue reading “Warrawong Plaza rezoned for 1,300 new homes”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31656,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31655\/revisions\/31656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}