Phill Balding

Bega Valley Shire Council refused 86 units, overturned in court. Despite a 10% decline in kids, crumbly buildings and village nostalgia are more important than a functional town

Prices up in Eden 75%, Bega 66%, Merimbula 50%

The new state Housing Development Authority to bypass these will be lit

Narooma chamber of commerce Keira marchini wants to prevent competition in the area

Who is standing up for consumers?

The Eurobodalla council refused this shop top housing despite the housing crisis.

Yet today their release their housing strategy blaming market conditions for a lack of approvals

The Eurobodalla Council literally refused shop top housing just last year for no good reason.

They cant possibly blame the economy for a lack of housing approvals

Shoalhaven Council blame market conditions for not getting enough housing approvals.

They rule out dozens of coastal streets that people would love to spend millions on apartments, but aren't permitted due to restrictive planning

"The economy wont let us shove all the poors in Nowra"

First home buyer friends just can’t get over him

Here's the link www.esc.nsw.gov.au/__data/asset...

Eurobodalla Shire Council release their housing strategy for public comment

“It’s not our fault we can’t build, it’s the economy” - clueless planners

2 bed apartments in narooma (untouchable) range up to $1.3m, and $1.1m in Batemans Bay (slated for it)

Council barely go where it’s feasible

I demand we ban drivers!

Hey, architects: hands off my dog-box apartment! It may be small and dark, but it beats the alternative | Dominic Behrens Of course more space and light is desirable, but banning basic apartments means more displacement, homelessness and overcrowded sharehouses

I live in a proper dogbox of an apartment. If I had to pay for a 50sqm, well-lit unit, I probably couldn't afford to live where I do.

We should let more people like me make this decision. Banning economy class doesn't mean everyone gets to fly business.

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Hey, architects: hands off my dog-box apartment! It may be small and dark, but it beats the alternative | Dominic Behrens Of course more space and light is desirable, but banning basic apartments means more displacement, homelessness and overcrowded sharehouses By modern standards, I live in a “dog box”. My unit is a 38 sq metre one-bedder on the ground floor of a classic Sydney 1960s red-brick apartment block. Located on the south-west end of the building, it doesn’t get much sunlight and sometimes the planes fly so low overhead they rattle the windows. The kitchen has just enough bench space for one chopping board, and when the dryer’s running, it can get so humid that water drips down the walls. It’s brilliant. Continue reading...

Hey, architects: hands off my dog-box apartment! It may be small and dark, but it beats the alternative | Dominic Behrens