Housing Minister Rose King says the Coalition's Future Directions policy has failed to deliver, which could lead to the abandonment of a plan to redevelop an estate in Coffs Harbour.
Argyll Estate is one of the largest public housing blocks in northern NSW.abc.net.au/news/review-casts-doubt-on-coffs-harbour-housing-redevelopment/102217192A New South Wales government review into a key Coalition policy has put the future of a major housing redevelopment proposal in Coffs Harbour in doubt.
"It's pretty clear to me that it has not worked to deliver the level of social and affordable housing that we need."The Argyll Estate rezoning proposal would see the existing estate of 127 public residences redeveloped into a mixed-density project providing close to 500 new homes. "We are revisiting all of the estate redevelopments that were announced under that policy, including the Argyll Estate," Ms Jackson said.
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