THE group behind the $35 million Kelmscott Central Shopping Centre redevelopment project has won the first round in its appeal against the City of Armadale and the WA Planning Commission.
Tracey Cook this week meets the new president of the Property Council of WA and finds out how the organisation hopes to tackle the problems faced by property owners and developers.
NEARLY 20-years-old, the City of Perth City Planning Scheme is outdated, legally complex and causing problems for both council and the development industry.
DELAYS in the Town Planning Appeals Tribunal process have long been the bugbear of the development industry, however, the appeals tribunal has recently undergone fundamental changes and it appears protracted delays may become a thing of the past.
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BABY boomers are leading the charge out of the suburbs looking for lifestyle change and with another two-thirds of the baby boomers still to push past 48, lifestyle property development is the industry to be in.
WITH less than three weeks to the implementation of the Western Australian Government's energy efficiency housing rating scheme on July 1 the construction industry is bracing itself for significant delays in building application approvals.
In the final part of the development series Tracey Cook examines some of the methods used across residential, retail and commercial markets to find tenants or owners for new developments.
BROOME'S property and tourism boom, coupled with land access issues, has delivered a lucky hand to the privately owned Broome International Airport Group, the owners of Roebuck Estate.
In part six of an eight-part series on development, Tracey Cook explores what tools are used in the industry to manage the inevitable risk that comes with development projects.
THE Royal Australian Institute of Architects WA chapter has successfully convinced the Commonwealth Government to designate 2004 as the Year of the Built Environment.
PROPERTY Council executive director Joe Lenzo has criticised the State Government for relying on a high number of property transactions to fund essential services.
With over 65s likely to represent 22 per cent of Western Australia's population by the year 2031, retirement village development is a rapidly expanding industry, as Tracey Cook reports.
AFTER years of lacklustre growth and playing second fiddle to southern regional centres, the Mid-West regional city of Geraldton is experiencing a change in fortunes. And investors are beginning to take note.
THE 100-metre setback guideline for all development in the State Government's new coastal planning policy has received a mixed response from the property development industry.
WITH the lifestyle themes becoming more important in the marketing of residential estates, it is common for these developments to be built around recreational facilities such as golf courses, ornamental lakes or marinas.
