Councils have made it hard to build more townhouses and apartments in the suburbs. That’s why these planning reforms are needed.
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Labour has made a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes one of its key commitments, but can it be done in just five years?
Until now, planning and housing regulations have stood in the way of using tiny houses as permanent homes. That’s starting to change as councils look for solutions to the housing crisis.
Apartment residents need more sustainable, climate-adapted designs. They shouldn’t have to depend on costly, high-emissions air conditioning to remain comfortable and healthy.
Bypassing planning regulations is likely to have impacts on social inequity and wellbeing that could prove very costly for both governments and people.
The current neighbourhood planning scheme can increase housebuilding and give local people a say – so why is the government ignoring it?
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Geography and Sustainability, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong
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Course Chair in Building Design & Senior Lecturer in Built Environment, Victoria University
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Associate professor, UNSW International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW
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Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Urban Planning and GISc, University of Manchester
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Professor, Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Manchester
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW
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Research Fellow, Lancaster University
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Professor of Urban Economics & Real Estate, University of Manchester
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Deputy Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Senior Associate, Economic Prosperity and Democracy, Grattan Institute