Draft Sutherland Shire Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme

Affordable housing is essential to creating a diverse and thriving community.

Council has prepared its draft Sutherland Shire Affordable Housing Contributions Scheme which outlines how and where we will collect contributions to support the supply of affordable housing. The scheme aims to enable very low to moderate income households to continue living and working in Sutherland Shire.

The Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme ensures that for properties that have received increased development potential, a portion of that value is reinvested into affordable housing. The Scheme:

  • Recognises affordable housing as essential infrastructure for a well-functioning community
  • Supports low- to moderate-income households, ensuring that essential workers, families, and individuals can continue to live and work within their local community
  • Captures value from landowners benefiting from rezoning
  • Applies to developments which benefit from increased potential. Only sites that gain additional development capacity through the planning process will contribute.

We also invite you to read our Draft Local Housing Strategy 2041, which is open for feedback alongside this scheme.

Have your say

We are seeking your feedback on the Draft Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme to ensure it meets the expectations of our community. We will work closely with key stakeholders to help shape the final Scheme. You can provide feedback until 23 May 2025:

  • Online via the survey below
  • In person at our information stall (details below)
  • Email: spu@ssc.nsw.gov.au
  • In writing to Strategic Planning, Sutherland Shire Council, Locked Bag 17, Sutherland 1499.

Information stall

You can drop by anytime, to our information stall and share your feedback and ideas with the project team:

  • Saturday 10 May 2025: 8am to 1pm, Shire Farmers’ Market, Flora Street Car Park, Sutherland.

Next steps

Following community consultation, Council will review and consider all feedback received. The feedback may support some changes being made to the draft before it is finalised for adoption by Council. We will keep our community updated of progress.

Affordable housing is essential to creating a diverse and thriving community.

Council has prepared its draft Sutherland Shire Affordable Housing Contributions Scheme which outlines how and where we will collect contributions to support the supply of affordable housing. The scheme aims to enable very low to moderate income households to continue living and working in Sutherland Shire.

The Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme ensures that for properties that have received increased development potential, a portion of that value is reinvested into affordable housing. The Scheme:

  • Recognises affordable housing as essential infrastructure for a well-functioning community
  • Supports low- to moderate-income households, ensuring that essential workers, families, and individuals can continue to live and work within their local community
  • Captures value from landowners benefiting from rezoning
  • Applies to developments which benefit from increased potential. Only sites that gain additional development capacity through the planning process will contribute.

We also invite you to read our Draft Local Housing Strategy 2041, which is open for feedback alongside this scheme.

Have your say

We are seeking your feedback on the Draft Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme to ensure it meets the expectations of our community. We will work closely with key stakeholders to help shape the final Scheme. You can provide feedback until 23 May 2025:

  • Online via the survey below
  • In person at our information stall (details below)
  • Email: spu@ssc.nsw.gov.au
  • In writing to Strategic Planning, Sutherland Shire Council, Locked Bag 17, Sutherland 1499.

Information stall

You can drop by anytime, to our information stall and share your feedback and ideas with the project team:

  • Saturday 10 May 2025: 8am to 1pm, Shire Farmers’ Market, Flora Street Car Park, Sutherland.

Next steps

Following community consultation, Council will review and consider all feedback received. The feedback may support some changes being made to the draft before it is finalised for adoption by Council. We will keep our community updated of progress.

  • Draft Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme - Survey

    Thank you for your interest in our Draft Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme. 

    Your feedback is important and will assist Council finalise this important scheme to ensure a diverse and thriving community, 

    We won't be able to respond to each message, but we will read and carefully consider all feedback and report back to all respondents. 

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Page last updated: 17 Apr 2025, 08:52 AM