Mr BONSON - 2005-08-24
Construction of the new suburb of Lyons is furtherclearly evidence of the Northern Territory economy. Can you please update the House on new residential developments proposed in the suburb of Lyons?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Millner for his question. The development of the suburb of Lyons is, indeed, a very important housing development for Darwin. In all, there will be approximately 700 dwellings constructed, of which around 300 will be for Defence personnel. The balance will be sold to members of the public. That has created quite a lot of interest. There have been some very well attended public meetings, and people continue to ring my office upstairs to ask how they can buy one of these houses.
The development will have 60 houses built at each particular stage and, most importantly, there is a local participation plan. The Defence Housing Authority wereas very clear, right from the start, that theyit wanted a development in Darwin that would benefit local industry. Certainly, there have been a lot manyof inquiries from local industry about this development, and they will benefit. It will give them an opportunity to be involved in this great project, as I say, with over 700 dwellings to be constructed, a not inconsiderable amount.
I am also impressed with The other thing that has impressed me about this development is the amount of consultation the Defence Housing Authority and the proponents have undertaken with community groups and a whole range of people. That is another reason why this development will be very successful.
To update the House as to where things are with this particular development, a subdivision application for Pphase 1 one of the project, comprising 291 lots, was lodged on 28 July 2005. This proposal was placed on public exhibition for two weeks, and is expected to be considered by the Development Consent Authority on 7 September 2005. The first lots in this mixed Defence and private residential subdivision are expected to be available in the second half of 2006. Lyons is an exciting new development for Darwin which will provide consumers with a further choice in real estate.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Millner for his question. The development of the suburb of Lyons is, indeed, a very important housing development for Darwin. In all, there will be approximately 700 dwellings constructed, of which around 300 will be for Defence personnel. The balance will be sold to members of the public. That has created quite a lot of interest. There have been some very well attended public meetings, and people continue to ring my office upstairs to ask how they can buy one of these houses.
The development will have 60 houses built at each particular stage and, most importantly, there is a local participation plan. The Defence Housing Authority wereas very clear, right from the start, that theyit wanted a development in Darwin that would benefit local industry. Certainly, there have been a lot manyof inquiries from local industry about this development, and they will benefit. It will give them an opportunity to be involved in this great project, as I say, with over 700 dwellings to be constructed, a not inconsiderable amount.
I am also impressed with The other thing that has impressed me about this development is the amount of consultation the Defence Housing Authority and the proponents have undertaken with community groups and a whole range of people. That is another reason why this development will be very successful.
To update the House as to where things are with this particular development, a subdivision application for Pphase 1 one of the project, comprising 291 lots, was lodged on 28 July 2005. This proposal was placed on public exhibition for two weeks, and is expected to be considered by the Development Consent Authority on 7 September 2005. The first lots in this mixed Defence and private residential subdivision are expected to be available in the second half of 2006. Lyons is an exciting new development for Darwin which will provide consumers with a further choice in real estate.
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