Families are being priced out of Kingborough. Young people cannot find a home. Developers willing to invest are being buried in red tape.
Housing supply in Kingborough is directly tied to improving the planning function. The March 2026 review of planning operations referenced in Priority 3 is the mechanism by which most of the improvements below must be delivered. Without planning reform, the housing agenda does not move. That is why these two priorities must be pursued together.
- Set ambitious housing approval targets and publicly report against them
- Publish target assessment timeframes for residential applications and report performance against them publicly each quarter
- Streamline subdivision and development approvals
- Work with the state government to unlock land supply in growth corridors
- Cut the cost and time burden on homeowners doing extensions and renovations
- Support innovative housing models including social and key worker housing
- Advocate for state level planning provisions that support housing affordability in Kingborough
- Apply bushfire assessment requirements proportionately and resolve them early in the process, so they improve safety without becoming another source of delay and cost for a family trying to build
Signing the HIA candidate pledge
Making Kingborough more affordable for people who rent, or who want to buy a home, is one of my top priorities. I met Ben Price, Executive Director of the Housing Industry Association’s Tasmanian Division, to discuss the urgent need for more homes of all types across our community, and I have signed the HIA candidate pledge. I signed it because it backs practical action: simpler and faster planning, fewer unnecessary requirements that add delay, complexity and cost, support for a mix of housing, and proper consultation with building and housing experts when council changes its processes.