The decision to scrap social and affordable housing requirements for a major Brisbane development area is a missed opportunity to meet Queensland’s ambitious housing goal, according to the state’s social service peak body.

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie announced the existing requirements for developers to include 20 per cent social and affordable housing in the Woolloongabba Priority Development Area (PDA) would be removed on Thursday.

Bleijie said the updated plan would deliver 16,000 homes – 2000 more than the previous iteration.

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie made the announcement on Thursday. Credit: Brisbane Times/Catherine Strohfeldt

During this week’s announcement – which came with the news a 17,000 arena would be built for the 2032 Olympics – Bleijie said the market had re

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