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On Tuesday 5th there was a meeting at Lynbrook kinder with a representative from VicUrban and a number of representatives from Community Housing Ltd. Community Housing Ltd (CHL) is a provider of affordable housing. They have purchased land behind Coles in Cilento Crs with a plan for 48 medium density townhouses and apartment. This is being developed as part of the federal government's Nation Building project and as such, the Minister for Planning is the Responsible Planning Authority, rather than Casey Council.
Initially I was concerned about the reputation that Housing Commission homes have, and that was mirrored by other residents in attendance. The CHL reps in attendance basically said that they have a very thorough screening process and what would equate to a property manager for the development. About 12 - 15% of residents will come from DHS lists with the remainder coming from CHL's lists. The development will be wholly owned by CHL with residents just renting. There won't be an option of rent to buy or the like.
After talking to CHL, and with others present, it sounds like this might not be a bad move for Lynbrook. No one wants criminals and drug dens close by, but this sounds more like an opportunity for good people fallen on hard times. If CHL manage the properties as they say then the development will probably be no worse, and possibly better, than any of the other rental properties around Lynbrook.
Construction is currently planned to commence in late May and take between 6 - 9 months. The other medium density developments are expected to commence over the next 1 - 3 years.
The Department of Planning and Community Development will accept written feedback on the CHL proposal. All submissions are to be received by Tuesday 18 May, 2010.
Attention: Kate Kraft
Department of Planning and Community Development
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne VIC 3001
More information on CHL can be found on their website: http://www.chl.org.au Write Comment (23 comments) |
