The West Australian Blocks smaller than 100sqm must not be the predominant type of housing on a street, under new State Government guidelines. A position paper on microlots released yesterday says the small blocks should be allowed in certain areas to assist in housing affordability, create dwelling diversity and ease downsizing opportunities, but should not […]
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The West Australian Perth’s housing supply crisis is set to get worse, with new research showing a quarter of all land zoned for development is actually off-limits. The research by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) shows the metropolitan area currently has only enough space to build 421,350 to 561,800 dwellings. The research, released […]
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ONE OF THE VERY OBVIOUS CHANGES OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES HAS BEEN THE PROPORTION OF THE LOT TAKEN UP BY THE DWELLING. Analysis of Landgate data shows that since 1993 the size of residential dwellings has grown from 25 percent as a proportion of the lot, to 41 percent. This is mainly due to […]
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