SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 66·6.134
Housing and Regional Development Strategy
Housing is a key driver of physical, economic and social change. The Regional Development Strategy sets a target of 60% of new housing on brownfield sites within settlements greater than 5,000 population.
The Regional Development Strategy 2035 (RDS) acknowledges that housing is a key driver of physical, economic and social change and emphasises the importance of the relationship between the location of housing, jobs, facilities, services and infrastructure. The RDS recognises that there are significant opportunities for new housing on appropriate vacant and underutilised land, and sets a regional target of 60% of new housing to be located in appropriate 'brownfield' sites within the urban footprints of settlements greater than 5,000 population.
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