Brisbane City Council is accepting public submissions for the draft Alderley Suburban Renewal Precinct Plan.
The boundaries run from the intersection of South Pine Road and the railway line, down to Ainsley and Moran Street, capturing the Alderley Town Centre.
Council claims that they’re trying to achieve housing density and diversity in a location serviced by public transport, shops and amenities.
They claim that by 2046, 210,000 more homes will be needed across the city.
Under the plan, height limits will increase to as high as 15 stories in the centre core with height limits falling to the areas eastern and southern zones.
Council have also set expectations on what buildings should look like:
“Buildings should be designed as slim towers (up to 30 m wide), spaced well apart (at least 10 m) and limit site coverage to no more than 50%.”
Council ran an initial consultation on the map area to ask residents what they liked and what needed changing. Many residents drew attention to previous poor planning decisions that resulted in a Coles supermarket dominating an area surrounded by main roads and rail. The public had described the supermarket as a “horrible blight that NIMBYs made happen” and a “monolithic soulless structure” that “needs an update”.
Additionally, with the Alderley core area wedged between Samford and South Pine Roads, many submissions called for changes to footpaths, crossings, and intersections that prioritise pedestrians.
While in support of more homes in good locations, Labor Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy warned that convenience and amenity are not used to reserve housing within suburban renewal precincts for the very well off.
“We must be careful it does not become another Teneriffe or New Farm, where many units, let alone houses, become out of reach for working-class people.”
“Considering the housing crisis we find ourselves in, Council should be setting targets for social and affordable housing in these precincts.”
“Especially considering they’re well connected to transport options to link people with the support services they need.”
Labor had tried to include affordable housing targets in the Alderley Precinct Plan but was voted down by the LNP majority in Council.
Public feedback on the plan is open until August 16. View the draft plan here.
