NSW Land Lease Living Association (LLLIA), which is part of the Caravan & Camping Industry Association NSW, said the announcement of the National Productivity Fund by Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers will boost the burgeoning sector. 

States and territories will be offered up to $900 million to streamline building approvals and enact other pro-productivity reforms, under the incentive fund. 

NSW Premier Chris Mimms announced on Friday three of the state’s top public servants, known as the Housing Development Authority, will have the power to give the final say on development projects with an average of 100 homes or more. The troika aims to approve as many as 100 projects every year, taking an average of 275 days to deliver a decision. 

LLLIA CEO, Lyndel Gray, said Dr Chalmers’ move will boost the cost-effective manufactured housing market.  

“Manufactured homes offer the potential for greater integration within residential land lease communities and other available land to support the growing housing market. For years we’ve urged the NSW Government to advance planning reforms for caravan parks and manufactured home estates,” she said.  

“A key aspect of these reforms includes removing the restriction in the Housing SEPP that prevents the development of manufactured home estates within the Sydney region. This restriction unnecessarily limits the availability of this important form of housing in the nation’s most critical housing market. 

“We hope the state and territory governments take up the opportunity to streamline building approvals and remove red tape, fostering an environment that promotes efficiency and growth within the building and housing sectors.”  

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