Bathurst council considers 12-home development proposed for Peel Street

Plans for a $3 million project to develop the 4387 square metre battleaxe block between Lambert and Piper streets have been lodged with Bathurst Regional Council.

A Statement of Environmental Effects (SoEE) that accompanied the development application says the project would add to Bathurst's stock of "adaptable housing" that can meet buyers' needs when their life circumstances change.

The 12-home proposal includes eight single-storey and four double-storey homes. All homes would have three bedrooms, private entrances and courtyards, and two undercover car spaces.

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Common areas would include a recreation area and three visitor car spaces.

"This development has aimed to be designed to be more versatile, to better meet the changing needs of occupants over their lifetimes," the SoEE states.

"Under the guidelines of Livable Housing Australia, which represents a unique partnership between community, business groups and government, we are helping make homes easier to access, navigate and live in, as well more cost-effective to adapt when life's circumstances change.

"The stock of adaptable housing has deteriorated across most of metropolitan NSW and in many regional areas over the last decade or so. At the same time, parts of the state, particularly non-metropolitan areas, have been experiencing a divergence between the type of housing available and the needs of the population.

"The result is a shortage of suitable adaptable housing accommodation for local communities in most areas. Demand for adaptable housing is increasing."

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The plans say the proposed development could meet the needs of over-55s, pregnant mothers, young families with kids and people with sporting or traumatic injuries, Australians with disability and their families.

"However, it is not guaranteed that the development will be occupied exclusively by this demographic," the SoEE states.

The SoEE concludes by saying the proposal would not "impact upon the amenity of adjoining properties" and recommends its approval by council.

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