Abstract
Summary This paper focuses on the housing production and development approval processes: the agencies involved and the implications for the product, housing, in terms of costs and design. Changing household structure, expansion of metropolitan areas and rising costs (financial and social) mean that the traditional style of single storey detached homes no longer provides adequate choice. An investigation into housing costs in 1978, found that the land development process and approval procedures were major contributors to both inefficiencies in production and conservative attitudes inhibiting the diffusion of new ideas and alternative dwelling choices. The paper reviews changes which have taken place during the 1980s especially in the role of the states in land development, changes in approval processes (planning, subdivision and titling) and more effective use of land by improved design and layout. These are examined against a background of the uniqueness of the Australian housing system with its emphasis on owner‐occupation and which in common with Britain has an increasing affordability problem. The roles of landowners, speculators, developers (including the state land authorities), housebuilders and house‐owners are examined together with some of the factors affecting availability and choice.
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