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“Fractious” planning system, long delays in urban brownfield redevelopment, and the dezoning of land for driving up prices for both buyers and renters across the Greater Dublin Area: “In order to meet this pent-up demand and the needs of a rapidly rising population in the region we believe that a minimum of half of all new housing construction for decades to come needs to be in the Greater Dublin Area…” 🔗https://lnkd.in/epgC2RFB

Planning Update: Permitted developments and favouring brownfield sites The Government have made two key announcements with a view to supporting housing development: (1) The further relaxation of permitted development for the conversion of commercial, business and service uses to dwelling houses, from 5 March 2024. (2) An instruction for councils to prioritise brownfield developments, alongside a consultation open until 26 March 2024. Read the full article by Simon Randle and Vivienne Sedgley here: https://lnkd.in/g7s7i3s7 #Planning #Brownfield #Development

Spend sixty seconds with Louis Botha, ASLA Construction Manager, to gain some insight into what “dignity through infrastructure” means to him.    “Dignity through infrastructure... it's improving, enhancing and uplifting the less fortunate. We change people's lives. During the construction phase of whatever we do, we create a lot of employment opportunities, that leaves them in the position to provide for families that they could not have done before. Upon completion, we leave something behind, either roads or serviced plots. In my case in the housing department, we leave a family with a home that's never owned a house before. And for me that is a lasting effect. We start with vacant land and we develop that into a community. "If I have to describe ASLA in one word, I would say powerful.”     #DignityThroughInfrastructure #ASLAgroup #ConstructionWesternCape #WesternCapeHousingConstruction 

Bellingham needs more housing and there is vacant buildable land, but much of this land needs the infrastructure (roads, sewer, water) in place to support new homes. With rising costs of labor and materials, infrastructure projects have only gotten more expensive to build, making the costs difficult for developers and jurisdictions to shoulder. But, P3s, AKA Public-Private partnerships, could be one solution that encourages builders and jurisdictions to get creative about ways to cover the costs of infrastructure projects. While the vision must be aligned to benefit the people, private companies often have the luxury of experience, manpower, and time that governments may not. When these partnerships are well-managed, they can provide the essential public goods and services needed to support more housing. 🏡 . . . #PublicPrivatePartnerships #BuildableLand #Infrastructure #CommunityDevelopment #BellinghamPlan

California Construction Slowdown Threatens to Exacerbate Housing Crisis #realtyinlongbeach #Longbeachrealtor #longbeachrealestate #losangelesrealestate #realtorlosangeles #realtor #realestatetips #losangelerealestate #californiahomes #larealestateagent

Real Estate News California Construction Slowdown Threatens to Exacerbate Housing Crisis #marinsonomarealtor #marincounty #sanfrancisco #sfrealestate #bayarearealtor #bayarea #california #bayarearealestate #sanfranciscorealestate #californiarealestate

California Construction Slowdown Threatens to Exacerbate Housing Crisis #LuxuryRealEstate #Realtor #SCVRealtor #SantaClaritaRealEstate #TopValenciaRealEstateAgent #TopSantaClaritaRealtor #StevensonRanchRealEstate #RealEstateAgent #ValenciaRealEstate #ValenciaRealtor

Didn't want to miss showcasing this approval as it is another huge win for Woodbridge and the whole region. On January 17th the Woodbridge Planning Board approved 235 Residential Units, a new medical office/office building and new restaurant space at the Metropark Station. Stonefield Engineering & Design provided Traffic Engineering and Professional Planning expertise for Russo Development on this transformational project. In addition to the new mixed-use development right on this NJ Transit/Amtrak hub, there will be traffic improvements including new and updated traffic signals, changes that will provide for a more efficient bus circulation and parking layout, and station improvements to one of the most undervalued transit hubs. This project represents one of those ideal private-public partnerships between a developer, Township, and State Agency. Haven't seen an article about the approval - but this is an article previewing the application. https://lnkd.in/d6hHMqgd