THE URBANISATION OF POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD IS CREATING CHALLENGES FOR BOTH CITY PLANNING AND THE DETERIORATING ECONOMIC BASE OF REGIONAL TOWNS. Having recently returned from New Zealand it is clear that they too are facing this global phenomenon. It is projected that nearly ninety percent of New Zealand’s total population growth to 2026 will […]
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UDIA WELCOMED LAST WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PLANNING MINISTER OF NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE PLANS. Most people will look blankly at you when you start to talk about structure plans but they are the first round of planning that occurs for new sites. They are intended to give a broad understanding […]
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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT UDIA MONITORS IS LAND AVAILABILITY. THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE AND LOGICAL THING TO DO BUT IT IS A LOT HARDER THAN IT LOOKS. Firstly, even the definition of land supply can change depending upon your interests. Government look at supply in relation to the total land available for […]
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