What timeframe is anticipated for Stage 2 of the Built Environment Plans and how long have budget allocations been made for this purpose? Are there any plans to sell or lease land or airspace as part of the redevelopment of Redfern Railway station? If so, what is being considered? How is the redevelopment of public housing planned in Stage 2 of the Built Environment Plan to be funded? Are there any plans to sell or lease land currently occupied by public housing to fund the redevelopment? If so, has any land been ear marked, or any proportion of land been ear marked?
It is anticipated that the first draft of the RWA's Built Environment Plan (Stage 2) could be available for public exhibition by March 2008. Any funding will be within the RWA's budget. There are no current plans to sell or lease land⁄airspace. The Built Environment Plan (Stage One), which was the subject of extensive community consultation in 2006, envisaged the potential for some commercial development as part of an upgraded Redfern Station. The RWA and the Department of Housing are working in partnership to facilitate a comprehensive social housing improvement strategy for Redfern-Waterloo under Stage Two of the Built Environment Plan.. The Department has publicly announced the development of 106 new public housing dwellings on the eastern precinct of its Elizabeth Street Redfern site. This $27 million eco-friendly project will be partly funded by the sale of adjoining Department land to allow the development of 158 private dwellings. Under the proposed Stage Two, the NSW Governments commitments to public housing are: There will be no cuts to the amount of public housing Current residents will not be disadvantaged All public tenancies are secure.