A 127-home public housing estate on the NSW mid-north coast was to be transformed into 500 new homes, but most would have been sold commercially.
The redeveloped Argyll Estate would not have created enough social housing, the Housing Minister says.abc.net.au/news/argyll-estate-rezoning-proposal-scrapped-nsw-government-coffs/102827476The New South Wales Housing Minister has moved to scrap plans that could have created nearly 500 new homes in Coffs Harbour on the state's mid-north coast, saying the proposal did not deliver enough social housing.
The Argyll Estate rezoning proposal would have resulted in the 127-home social housing estate being transformed into a mixed-density development. "You will not see me proceeding with a state redevelopment that only delivers 30 per cent social and affordable housing, it isn't enough."Policy scrapped
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