Is your suburb going higher? The 10 areas earmarked as hotspots for increasing housing density

A plan to fit tens of thousands of extra people into 10 “activity centres” dotted across Melbourne is ramping up, with local communities facing a proliferation of multi-storey buildings.

As a first step, it is promising to build 60,000 new homes in 10 established suburban centres, with a view to eventually expanding its urban consolidation ambitions to 120 locations across greater Melbourne. Planning Institute of Australia Victorian president Patrick Fensham warned the government not to focus so strongly on meeting its housing target that it loses sight of future liveability in the 10 activity centres.

The maps indicate which streets will fall under the control of the state under planning amendments made last year to speed up approvals for projects with construction costs of at least $50 million in Melbourne or $15 million in the regions, provided they include at least 10 per cent affordable housing.Fensham said there were places on the fringe of the 10 activity centres, such as railway stations, that are good candidates for significantly increased density.

Victoria has not been building anywhere enough houses to meet the demands of population growth, nor has the state ever managed to build 80,000 homes in a single year.

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