The long running and contentious Stockland/Queens Lake village saga is over. Residents refused the budget items insurance ($23,100) and corporate recharge ($28,594) because no detail was given. The Judge stated the residents could not make an informed decision and consequently did not have to pay. Stockland inherited the problem with their Aevum purchase and offered to pay up to $50,000 in resident legal fees to take the issue beyond the Tribunal to the District Court. The residents, led by John Cooper, believe this now sets a precedent on the non payment of budget items with inadequate information.
NSW delivered big development lift: Seniors Housing bonus in R1, R2 and R3 zones part of new NSW Transport Oriented Development planning reforms
The call by planners to include seniors housing in the new building zones around 37 railway stations as part of changes to the Housing SEPP has been agreed. The seniors housing bonus, which includes bonus floor space incentives of between 15% and...