Draft South Subregional Strategy

 
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In December 2007, the State Government released the draft South Subregional Strategy. Subregional strategies have been developed to implement the Metropolitan Strategy at the local level. The State Government’s aim for the subregional strategies is for them to act as a broad framework for the long term development of an area, guiding government investment and linking local and State planning issues. The South Subregion includes the local government areas of Canterbury, Hurstville, Kogarah, Marrickville, Sutherland and Rockdale.

The public exhibition of the draft South Subregional Strategy has now finished. Council considered the implications of the draft South Subregional Strategy on the Marrickville local government area at the DES Meeting of 4 March 2008. Council officers prepared a submission on the draft South Subregional Strategy, highlighting, in particular, inconsistencies with the Marrickville Urban Strategy.

The draft South Subregional Strategy contains dwelling targets and employment capacity targets for the south subregion to 2031. The targets contained in the draft South Subregional Strategy are an additional 35,000 dwellings by 2031 and additional 29,000 employment capacity by 2031.

The dwelling target for the Marrickville LGA is an additional 4,150 to 2031. The employment capacity target for the Marrickville LGA is 500 additional jobs to 2031. Marrickville Council is required to plan for these increases within its new comprehensive LEP and consolidated DCP.