MORE than 200 new homes have been approved for development in Dubbo during the past year, new data shows.
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With construction of the Inland Rail now underway, rising passenger numbers at Dubbo Airport and the XPT, Dubbo is increasing its reputation as a transport hub for regional NSW.
A Dubbo Regional Council spokeswoman said during the past year 790 development applications (DAs) worth more than $243 million were approved by council.
Of that, there were DAs for 209 new homes and 51 applications for 89 new units in the local government area.
And, it was not just the residential sector that was booming, with 63 DAs approved for new commercial developments.
During the past year 790 DAs were approved by council.
- Dubbo Regional Council spokeswoman
These included: Retail buildings (19), warehouse/storage (10), change of use to commercial (seven), tourism development (six), hotels (four), office buildings (five), office and retail (three), factory (three), commercial subdivisions (three), hostels (two), and retail and residential (one). Data provided by Dubbo Regional Council also showed the city’s population was expected to boom during the next decade. The current population of the Dubbo local government area is 52,445, but this is predicted to soar by 7.9 per cent to 56,589 by the year 2029.
“The projections are based on Census results – current and historical, demographic trends and drivers, development projections, land availability and our knowledge of employment and business generators,” the council spokeswoman said.
With a rising population, she said that water availability was a factor in the city’s growth.
“Based on predictions of population growth, Dubbo has sufficient water allocation for the predicted growth, this is based on the demand for an average year,” she said.
“Dubbo Regional Council is very proactive in seeking additional water allocation either surface/river or groundwater to ensure an adequate water supply for future growth, as well as exploring other initiatives to increase the overall resilience of its water supplies in the longer term.”