Proposed tower to put Breakfast Creek arvo sessions in the shade

cccc, 10 months ago

We have a housing crisis but sure lead with how it will affect a handful of people who like having a beer in the sun.

cloaker, 10 months ago

As @cccc says, who the fuck cares about arseholes and their afternoon sun. Housing CRISIS means CRISIS.

hugz, 10 months ago

Awesome that it's a mix of setups rather than just single bedrooms. This sort of development is badly needed

because the plans did not meet the council criteria for the site, they were considered “impact assessable” and open to public submissions both for and against the proposal.’

The council needs to get their nose out of it and stop getting in the way of development during a fucking housing crisis

billytheid, 10 months ago

um, no. Those regulations exist for very good reason, ask an architect what developers try to slip past regulation

Zagorath, 10 months ago

Some of the regulations exist for very good reasons. Others for arguably less-good reasons.

Certainly I don’t think anyone would oppose building quality rules, and I think a lot of us are broadly in favour of rules that require large developments to provide a broader range of housing (e.g. a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom places).

But density limits are quite a bit harder to justify. Parking minimums are extremely hard to justify in places that are well-served by public and active transport, or are within walking distance to the CBD.