Australia's Productivity Commission recommends three‑storey height limit for townhouses

Productivity Commission three‑storey limit townhouses housing affordability Greater Newcastle

The Australian Productivity Commission has recommended that the general height limit for residential buildings across the country be set at three storeys, even in areas that are currently low‑density suburbs.

The commission says Australia does not build enough homes where people want to live and that allowing three‑storey townhouses could help hold down housing prices, restrain the spread of Greater Newcastle up the Hunter Valley, preserve bush and farmland, and constitute a major urban shift toward medium‑density housing.

Entities

Greater Newcastle · Hunter Valley · Productivity Commission

Claims

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[● 3 SOURCES] Three‑storey townhouses could restrain the spread of Greater Newcastle up the Hunter Valley. www.newcastleherald.com.au · www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
[● 3 SOURCES] Increasing residential density through three‑storey townhouses helps preserve bush and farmland. www.newcastleherald.com.au · www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
[● 3 SOURCES] Australia does not build enough homes in the areas where people want to live. www.newcastleherald.com.au · www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
[● 3 SOURCES] Replacing detached homes with medium‑density townhouses is seen as a major urban shift for this century. www.newcastleherald.com.au · www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
[● 3 SOURCES] Allowing three‑storey townhouses could help hold down housing prices. www.newcastleherald.com.au · www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
[● 3 SOURCES] The recommendation applies even in currently lowest‑density suburban streets. www.newcastleherald.com.au · www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
[● 3 SOURCES] The Productivity Commission recommended that the general height limit in residential areas across Australia should be three storeys. www.newcastleherald.com.au · www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au

Sources

Push for new homes ramps up again with two more state significant developments in Newcastle [www.newcastleherald.com.au]

22 days ago

Want a big home? Make it a three-storey townhouse [www.newcastleherald.com.au]

23 days ago

Push for new homes ramps up again with two more state significant developments in Newcastle [www.dungogchronicle.com.au]

22 days ago

Want a big home? Make it a three-storey townhouse [www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au]

23 days ago