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Boarding House DAs Concern Locals

14/7/2013

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Manly needs affordable housing, no-one is arguing that fact, but is the spate of DAs for boarding houses in the area meeting the criteria set out by the State Government?

Lack of parking, very small rooms and rents starting at $350 per week don't sound affordable or desirable.  The requirement is that this type of dwelling also has a manager on site for more than twenty places, and yet there is no guarantee that this will be put in place.

And what happens after 10 years when the 'affordable housing' agreement lapses?

In an attempt to address some of these issues, Clr Adele Heasman's motion that Council amend its Development Control Plan to include appropriate development standards for all affordable housing/boarding house development applications may assist, although at the end of the day it is the State Government that has the final say on what is acceptable affordable housing requirements.  What do you think should be done?

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John D Wilson
18/7/2013 12:54:05 pm

I believe that legitimate boarding houses need much parking as their clientele often cannot afford cars. I also believe that $350/week rents proposed is deliberately set to exclude pensioners, supporting parents after marriage breakups and job seekers. This means that the proposed housing DAs are a sham at best scam at worst.

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R Steffens
20/7/2013 02:22:18 am

While in general, affordable housing is to be lauded, rents of around $300 - $350 per week for so called "affordable" housing is a joke. A current oproposal for a boarding house in Balgowlah calls for 2 parking spaces for 16 residents on the basis that the people living there will not own cars!!!!
The streets are already crowded. If such boarding houses are to be common in Manly, then at least ensure that one car space is provided for each room.

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