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Councils named and shamed over DA approvals
Posted on 19/02/2012 | 1 CommentTRYING to build a new house or renovate? Bad luck if your council is Leichhardt or Mosman. Leichhardt’s Greens council and Mosman’s independent council are among the slowest in the... -
Theatre extensions could mean lights out for sports store
Posted on 27/01/2012 | No CommentsA $32 MILLION proposal to extend the State Theatre’s stage and backstage facilities could breathe new life into one of Sydney’s most beautiful venues, but it may mean the loss... -
All rise – judge crams four-storey house into $1 block
Posted on 22/02/2011 | No CommentsA FORMER Land and Environment Court judge is planning to build a four-storey house the width of a shipping container on a block of land in Darlinghurst that his company... -
Performance monitor released for NSW Councils
Posted on 08/02/2011 | 5 CommentsIt’s that time of year again when the Department of Planning releases data collected from across all NSW Councils to produce the Local Development Performance Monitor. In fact, one of... -
Sydney waterfront mega-mansion faces its first big test
Posted on 18/01/2011 | No CommentsBob Ell’s company, Leda Holdings, has applied to build a nine-bedroom house with two pools on what will be one of the largest waterfront properties on the North Shore. The... -
Historic house makes way for block of units
Posted on 14/12/2010 | No CommentsA THREE-storey apartment block will replace Tilba, the 1900s Burwood mansion bulldozed despite residents’ protests in April. But the gaps in the council’s heritage list highlighted by its destruction have... -
Whose role is it anyway? Building the bridge between architects and planners
Posted on 13/12/2010 | 7 CommentsArchitects and planners share the same passion; to create places. Architects will endeavour to design aesthetic places, while planners aspire to create functional places. Both their roles are integral to... -
Draft Regulations Released to Improve the NSW Planning System
Posted on 26/10/2010 | No CommentsThe NSW Department of Planning has released the Draft Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2010, which is now on public exhibition until 5 November 2010. Such an initiative is part of the Department’s... -
Developer: ‘We will develop an iconic building for Brisbane’
Posted on 22/10/2010 | No CommentsBrisbane’s tallest residential and commercial tower will be built on failed Vision site, developer confirms. Brisbane’s failed 80-storey Vision tower will be resurrected – or at least a version of... -
Couple try again with plan to demolish and rebuild home they bought for $32m
Posted on 12/10/2010 | No CommentsA powerful Chinese couple’s plan to demolish one of Sydney’s most expensive houses will be decided by Woollahra Council tonight. Zeng Wei, also known as Arthur, and his wife, Jiang...