We are calling for Expressions of Interest from landowners who own land which may currently be within a Farming, Low Density Residential or another zone which meet certain criteria and are interested in their land being considered for rezoning to a residential zone.

For sites to be considered they must meet the following criteria:

• Be over one hectare in size (or there is agreement from adjoining land owners to deliver one hectare)
• Be within or close to the existing Urban Growth Boundary
• Be subject to minimal environmental constraints (such as being of a low bushfire and flooding risk and not have high levels of contamination)
• Not be heavily vegetated
• Not have a steep topography
• Not be heavily impacted by groundwater
• Be close to existing services such as sewer, water and power if not already serviced

While all sites submitted which meet this criteria will be assessed further, a number of these sites for various reasons may be unsuitable for residential development. A summary of some of the reasons for this are identified below. If this is the case, further details will be provided to landowners as to why this land may be unsuitable.

• The site does not meet the principles outlined in Section 1.3 of the Draft Managed Growth issues and opportunities Paper
• The site is impacted by an Extractive Industry Investigation Area, Extractive Industry Works Authority, State Resource Overlay, Minerals Exploration, Licence or buffer
• There are remaining or ongoing businesses or uses that may significantly impact, prevent or delay development e.g. existing operational quarry, EPA licensed facility
• The site is impacted by other major constraints that cannot be resolved by planning (e.g. sodic soils, bushfire, land is required for a government use, State commitments or infrastructure upgrades that are not committed or identified in department forward infrastructure pipelines)
• Not aligned with State, Regional and Local Planning Policy
• The project will over utilise existing infrastructure capacity, including services, transport, existing or planned schools, and emergency services
• Identification of other constraints such as acid sulphate soils, flooding, bushfire, flora and fauna, buffers (electricity, gas pipelines) aboriginal cultural heritage and land contamination
• High level feasibility analysis demonstrates that precincts are viable considering anticipated yield and infrastructure costs

In addition, further work is currently being undertaken as part of this project to identify what supply is needed over and above land that is currently zoned or proposed to be zoned residential. This will determine if there is a shortfall, and if individual sites and precincts need to be considered for future rezoning or strategic work to meet long term housing needs.