00:02For a city considered the longest in the world, an attempt to slow the increasing urban sprawl.
00:08Do we live in a past of nostalgia about what Perth was?
00:13Or do we embrace this need for a denser city with more infill?
00:18Changes aimed at boosting supply by adding infill.
00:22Among the proposals, the most common zoning size rule for subdivision reduced from 900 square metres to 700.
00:28Code simplified and approval times reduced.
00:31It will mean that more homes are exempt from planning approval.
00:36But critically, it also means that more land will be subdivided.
00:42Perth's urban sprawl reaches from two rocks in the north, 130 kilometres south to Singleton.
00:48The changes could drastically reshape the suburbs with more than 50,000 lots to be subdivided.
00:53Peak groups and the opposition supportive.
00:55We know we're one of the least dense cities in the world.
00:59So this is a really positive reform that will help to increase that density.
01:03It's been a long time now that people have expected that large blocks will be able to be subdivided.
01:09The Greens concerned about liveability in the suburbs.
01:12The idea that we're just going to now carve up 700 metre lots risks decimating what remains of Perth's tree
01:22canopy.
01:23Addressing Perth's urban sprawl is challenging for the government.
01:27Some support more density, some don't and some think these changes aren't enough.
01:33It's a start but it's nothing like the full story.
01:38We must do a lot better than this if we're going to really make density work where we need it.
01:44The government will consult on the changes which include different parking rules for apartments and granny flats.
01:51The website for a different part is extremely important.
01:53For more information, visit www.pranvic.com.
01:56You
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