THIS WEEK THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING, THE HON JOHN DAY MLA, RELEASED THE LONG AWAITED DRAFT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (LOCAL PLANNING SCHEMES) REGULATIONS 2014. WHEN FINALISED, THESE REGULATIONS WILL AMEND AND REPLACE TOWN PLANNING REGULATIONS 1967 AND THE ASSOCIATED MODEL SCHEME TEXT. Whilst regulations can be extremely dry reading, this 150 page document marks a […]
WE ALL KNOW THAT HOUSING IS BIG BUSINESS, BUT THE FIGURES REALLY DO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN. THE ABS THIS WEEK RELEASED THEIR HOUSING FINANCE COMMITMENTS DATA WHICH SHOWS THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OUTSTANDING ON LOANS TO BANKS FOR OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING IN AUSTRALIA REACHING A STAGGERING $840,955 MILLION IN SEPTEMBER WITH INVESTMENT HOUSING […]
WITH SUMMER ONLY A MONTH AWAY, MANY PEOPLE ARE PREPARING THEIR GARDENS FOR OUR LONG HOT DRY PERIOD. WATER IS NO LONGER BEING TAKEN FOR GRANTED, WITH INCREASING RECOGNITION THAT OUR RAINFALL PATTERNS ARE CHANGING AND WATER AVAILABILITY IS TIGHTENING. Since 2001, Perth’s average water use per person has decreased by almost 30 per cent […]
AS WE MOVE INTO THE WARMER WEATHER INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY MARKET USUALLY PICKS UP AND THAT IS SHOWING THROUGH OUR WEEKLY DATA WITH THE LOT SALES TREND TICKING UP OVER THE LAST FIVE WEEKS. Because of where we are in the market cycle however, there is likely to be a lot of mixed messages […]
THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING IS UPDATING THEIR POLICY ON THE PROTECTION OF THE JANDAKOT GROUNDWATER SUPPLY MOUND. THE POLICY EXTENDS INTO SIX LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES MAKING AN OVERARCHING POLICY ESSENTIAL FOR GETTING QUALITY OUTCOMES WITHOUT UNNECESSARY STERILISATION OF LAND. Stretching from the City of Canning in the north to the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale in […]
FIRST HOME BUYERS TEND TO BE USED BY MANY AS A BAROMETER FOR THE PROPERTY MARKET; HOW MANY AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE PAYING HAS BEEN THE TOPIC OF MEDIA INTEREST FOR A LONG TIME. ONE OF THE USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION IS TREASURY’S ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT (FHOG) WHICH WE HAVE […]
THE STATE GOVERNMENT THIS WEEK ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF 20 PARCELS OF LAND WHICH ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT. SOME OF THE LAND WONDERFULLY LOCATED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY INFILL PROJECTS. Included in the announcement is the Old Perth Girls’ School (1.7ha) and the Police Headquarters (1.78) hectares, both in East […]
THE REFERENCE GROUP FOR THE STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF PERTH AND PEEL MET LAST WEEK. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? THE STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT FOR PERTH AND PEEL IS LIKELY TO UNDERPIN THE BIGGEST SHAKEUP OF PLANNING IN PERTH SINCE THE RELEASE OF THE STEPHENSON HEPBURN PLAN IN 1955. The Strategic Assessment is a process to give greater […]
THE R-CODES CONTINUE TO SERVE A PURPOSE, BUT THE SPEED OF CHANGE IS OUTPACING THE POLICY SETTINGS. THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PLANNING COMMISSION (WAPC) HAS ADVERTISED AMENDMENTS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS ABOUT MULTIPLE DWELLING DEVELOPMENTS IN AREAS COMPRISING PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE DWELLING, SUCH AS PARKING OVERFLOW PROBLEMS. The Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) control residential development in Western […]