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Have your say

Draft Affordable Housing Contribution Policy

Council is seeking feedback to the Draft Affordable Housing Contribution Policy.

Bega Valley Shire Council is proposing a new policy to fund affordable housing investment through the rezoning of land for residential development. The draft policy is informed by an independent analysis from Atlas Economics, which found that in specific areas of the Bega Valley Shire, affordable housing contributions can be applied without compromising development viability.

The draft policy aims to capture a small portion of the increased property value that results from land rezoning, and direct it toward the provision of affordable housing. If adopted, the draft policy would apply to proponent-led planning proposals (rezoning applications) that aim to change planning rules to increase the amount of residential development allowable on the land.

Under the draft policy, developers can meet their contributions by providing land, completed dwellings or equivalent monetary payments. These contributions are then used to provide rental housing to people with low incomes.

Have Your Say

Feedback on the Draft Affordable Housing Contribution Policy is welcome during the exhibition period which runs from Monday 2 April 2025 to Sunday 18 May 2025.

Please submit your feedback using the form below, or alternatively:

  • By email: council@begavalley.nsw.gov.au with “Have Your Say - Draft Affordable Housing Contribution Policy”  in the subject line
  • By post: Chief Executive Officer, Bega Valley Shire Council, PO Box 492, Bega NSW 2550

If you have any questions please get in touch with us. Call  6499 2222 or email council@begavalley.nsw.gov.au for assistance.

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Who's listening

Sophie Thomson
Strategic Planning Coordinator
Bega Valley Shire Council
Phone: (02) 6499 2222

Anna Bowman
Town Planner
Bega Valley Shire Council
Phone: (02) 6499 2222
Email: abowman@begavalley.nsw.gov.au

 

Timeline

 

 

Please submit your feedback by: Midnight Sunday 18 May 2025

 

Online feedback form

 

 

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