Beyond small lot subdivision: towards municipality-initiated and resident-supported precinct scale medium density residential infill regeneration in greyfield suburbs. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Newton, Peter; Glackin, Stephen; Witheridge, Jennifer; Garner, Lisa
• Is Part Of: Urban policy and research. Volume 38:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 338
• Page End: 356
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Urban infill -- missing middle -- medium-density -- urban regeneration -- greyfield precinct renewal; City planning -- Australia -- Periodicals; City planning -- New Zealand -- Periodicals; City planning -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- Australia -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- New Zealand -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; 307.7609905
• DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2020.1815186
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0811-1146

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Land supply for new housing in the established middle-suburbs (greyfields), where much urban infill potential exists, is "locked up" due to restrictive land-use regulation. As a result, most residential infill is occurring as fragmented, sub-optimal small lot subdivision. This paper outlines critical aspects in implementing a new development model – greyfield precinct renewal – which requires transformative change in municipal strategic planning, new zoning development schemes, innovative medium-density dwelling designs, and clusters of property-owners who can be motivated to capitalise on lot-consolidation value-uplift to overcome the negative externalities of small lot, fragmented, infill.