Only in SATURDAY: planning fixes could unlock seniors' housing
In the new issue of SATURDAY, released on Friday, we unpack the planning tweaks that could flip seniors housing from niche after thought to essential infrastructure.
Across NSW and Victoria, operators trying to rebuild ageing villages say they’re being structurally penalised for doing exactly what Governments say they want: more, better seniors housing in the right locations.
Height caps, clunky fast-track rules and council pushback are forcing some projects to the brink – even as hospitals overflow and family homes stay locked up. If height is the enabler, why is policy saying “yes” while planning keeps saying “no”?
In this week’s SATURDAY, we unpack the planning tweaks that could flip seniors housing from niche afterthought to essential infrastructure – and ask who will lead the “war-effort” shift Boomers now demand.
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