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It was welcome news that the ACT Government recently abandoned plans to introduce the Independent Planning Advisory Service (IPAS).
This poorly conceived idea, which we’ve previously dubbed ‘legal aid for NIMBY’s’, would have given free legal and planning support to objectors. It exists nowhere else in the country, and flies in the face of the current housing crisis and our efforts to resolve it.
It’s been reported that it won’t go ahead due to there being no tenders received to run the service, but in reality it should never have been proposed in the first place. In the middle of the housing crisis we should be supporting development not spending taxpayer funds to stop new dwellings being built.
This week consultation also closed for the ACT Missing Middle reforms, which hopes to see more low-rise multi-residential development built in Canberra suburbs, and is a concept HIA broadly supports.
However, while reforms will increase the scope of what developments can occur, and where they can be located, the current lack of this type of development in the city is not a planning issue alone. It is due to a number of systemic taxation, approval and legal issues that must also be addressed if the benefit of the Missing Middle changes are to be realised.
Greg Weller
Executive Director
ACT and Southern NSW
HIA Newcastle HOMESHOW returns with expert advice and family fun
The Hunter region's largest and most successful home and renovation show, the HIA Newcastle HOMESHOW, is set to return on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at the HIA Home Inspirations centre in Mayfield West.
Up to four years taken off the time to save for a home
“The expansion of the Home Guarantee Scheme announced by the Minister for Housing, Clare O’Neil MP, to take effect from 1 October 2025, will reduce the time to save a deposit by up to four years,” stated HIA Senior Economist Tom Devitt.
Council housing targets need review to reflect housing Victorian's want
“The Victorian government’s approach to publishing housing targets for each council to achieve is a positive step but will not by itself improve housing supply or affordability” stated HIA Executive Director, Keith Ryan.
Planning approvals ripe for AI overhaul
“Harnessing artificial intelligence to drive a once in a generation overhaul of planning systems across the country could be the circuit breaker Australia needs to deliver 1.2 million homes over next 5 years” said Sam Heckel HIA Executive Director, Planning & Environment.
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