Four new social housing developments are proposed for the suburbs, the City of Ballarat's planning website shows.
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One development of three new houses is planned for Leawarra Crescent in Delacombe, while the others are slated for Wendouree.
All the Wendouree planning applications would also involve the building of three houses on an existing plot of land where one property is currently sited.
The plans have been lodged for 24 Violet Grove, 8 Hyacinth Grove and 13 Cypress Avenue in the north-western suburb of Ballarat.
All are in residential areas with no existing overlays.
Plans for 6 Leawarra Crescent would also involved the demolition of an existing property on the site, which is currently owned by the DHHS.
The Department of Health and Human Services said previously it was an opportunity "to improve the layout of the estate to meet the needs of the community into the future."
It is close to Monet Court where a previous planning application was approved and construction work for three houses is now underway.
There have been increasing pressures on rental housing in Ballarat as well as its accessibility for the city's most marginalised people.
The Victorian government has said it would be looking to boost the amount of social housing available in the state, with a particular focus on Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat.
Ahead of the 2018 election, Daniel Andrews committed to building a total of 1,000 social houses by 2022, including 800 one-and-two bedroom properties, and 200 three-bedroom properties.
According to the latest available statistics, which date from March this year, there were 1,944 applicants on the Victorian Housing Register for the Central Highlands region, including 1,199 recorded as requiring "priority" access. The number has been increasing steadily year on year.
There were 44,703 applicants registered across the entire state.
The proposed builder for the Leawarra Crescent and Cypress Avenue project is Geelong Homes, while Melbourne-based Snowdon Development is behind the plans submitted for Hyacinth Grove and Violet Grove.
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Recently the chief executive of the Committee for Ballarat Michael Poulton said the construction of social housing was both a way of ensuring housing needs were met and providing construction work to counter the economic challenges presented by COVID-19.
For further information, see https://eservices.ballarat.vic.gov.au.
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