Key Facts:
- The NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority has expanded its pipeline by a further 94 projects representing over 22,000 potential new homes, bringing the total to around 150,000 potential homes across the state.
- CCAA has welcomed the expansion but warns that securing long-term supplies of cement, concrete and aggregates is essential to delivering projects on time, at scale and at the lowest possible cost.
- The organisation is calling on the incoming Development Coordination Authority to take an integrated approach to planning that includes quarries, concrete batching plants and associated transport infrastructure, not just residential developments.
- CCAA is advocating for the development of a NSW Heavy Construction Materials Plan to identify future supply and demand, protect strategic quarry resources and freight corridors, and provide greater certainty for industry, government and local communities.
- Without a coordinated approach to both housing delivery and construction material supply, CCAA warns it will become increasingly difficult to deliver the homes, roads, schools, hospitals and renewable energy infrastructure that New South Wales requires.
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed the continued expansion of the NSW Government’s housing delivery pipeline, saying the growing number of projects reinforces the need to secure the long-term supply of heavy construction materials needed to build the homes and infrastructure New South Wales requires.
The latest round of Housing Delivery Authority declarations adds a further 94 projects representing more than 22,000 potential new homes, taking the pipeline to around 150,000 potential homes across the State.
CCAA Chief Executive Officer Michael Kilgariff said the continued growth in the housing pipeline demonstrated the importance of ensuring planning and resource policies kept pace with the State’s ambitious housing agenda.
“The Housing Delivery Authority has played an important role in helping accelerate housing supply across New South Wales, and CCAA welcomes the Government’s continued focus on increasing the delivery of new homes,” Mr Kilgariff said.
“The scale of the housing pipeline also reinforces the importance of securing long-term supplies of cement, concrete and aggregates so projects can be delivered on time, at scale and at the lowest possible cost.
“Housing delivery depends on more than planning approvals for residential developments. Every new home relies on a secure and reliable supply of heavy construction materials.”
Mr Kilgariff said the transition to the Development Coordination Authority presented an opportunity to adopt a more integrated approach to planning across the entire construction supply chain.
“As the Development Coordination Authority takes shape, it should consider not only the delivery of housing projects, but also the strategic projects that enable housing to be built,” he said.
“Quarries, concrete batching plants and associated transport infrastructure are essential parts of the housing supply chain. Planning pathways for these projects should reflect the critical role they play in delivering homes, infrastructure and renewable energy projects across New South Wales.”
Mr Kilgariff said CCAA continues to advocate for the development of a NSW Heavy Construction Materials Plan to complement the work of the Development Coordination Authority.
“A clear understanding of supply and demand would identify future need for construction materials, protect strategic quarry resources and freight corridors, and provide greater certainty for industry, government and local communities,” he said.
“Working together, the Development Coordination Authority and a whole of government approach to construction pipeline visibility can help ensure planning reforms support not only where homes are built, but also where the essential materials needed to build them come from.
“Without a coordinated approach to housing delivery and construction material supply, it will become increasingly difficult to deliver the homes, roads, schools, hospitals and renewable energy infrastructure New South Wales is planning for.”
About us:
About CCAA CCAA is the voice of Australia’s heavy construction materials industry, an industry that contributes $20.7 billion to GDP and supports 112,970 jobs nationwide. CCAA members produce most of Australia’s cement, concrete and aggregates, which are essential to the nation’s building and construction sectors.
