Background information:

37 Bennett Street, Forest Hill has been vacant since 2023. It was previously leased to an organisation that used the property for emergency housing. The 627 square metre site contains an old, detached single-storey weatherboard house and is located in a well-established residential area next to the Forest Hill Family Centre, which provides maternal and child health services. The land is zoned General Residential Zone – Schedule 1 (GRZ1), which allows for housing consistent with the surrounding area. Council has no identified service or operational need for the site.