Griffith Housing Strategy

Griffith City Council adopted the Griffith Housing Strategy at the 26 November 2019 Ordinary Meeting of Council. The strategy is a detailed analysis of the current state of housing availability in Griffith undertaken by Dr Judith Stubbs and suggests methods of increasing access to diverse housing options for key target groups in the City experiencing housing stress. The projected increase in the number of dwellings required is 1,744 dwellings by 2036. Council are in the process on working on a new Housing Strategy for 2025.

View the documents:

Griffith-Housing-Strategy-2019.pdf(PDF, 7MB)
Griffith-Housing-Strategy-2019-Background-Report.pdf(PDF, 12MB)
Griffith-Housing-Strategy-2019-Case-Study-Booklet.pdf(PDF, 2MB)
Griffith-Housing-Strategy-2019-Summary.pdf(PDF, 176KB)

Council has undertaken a number of intiatives to incentivise the development of affordable housing;

Implemented rebates on Section 7.11 and 7.12 contributions for developers who demonstrate their development proposal addresses the affordable housing issue identified in the Strategy.
Incentivising the construction of Granny Flats (Secondary Dwellings) by implementing an Affordable Housing Rebate on Secondary Dwellings.
Amended the Griffith Residential Control Plan including amendments to floor space ratios, reduced parking requirements, removal of height restrictons and reduction of open space per ground floor.
Encouraging increased development of residential apartment buildings and medium density housing through re-zoning amendments to the Local Environmental Plan (LEP).

There are a number of housing developments currently underway in Griffith:

Collina Masterplan and new housing subdivision with over 600 build ready blocks
Lake Wyangan Masterplan with over 330 build ready blocks
198 Lot Manufactured Housing Estate for over 55s
Griffin Green Affordable Housing Project - completion of 20 new affordable townhouse and 42 build ready lots
New Generation Boarding House developments approved with over 80 rooms (DA approved)