Urban Development and Planning

A Tasmanian artist who built a fire bunker on her property in Tasmania has been fined, for failing to have the permit for its installation.

The NSW government has flagged North Eveleigh, Camperdown, Kellyville and Camden as the first of 44 sites designated for hundreds of social and affordable houses.

By allowing cyclists to ride in the centre of the road, Toowoomba's Pierce Street is changing conversations around transport and urban planning.

When Morrie Russell returned to the town he once lived in, a lot had changed. He spent more than three years capturing his beloved WA Wheatbelt town of Narrogin in miniature.

With more than 4,000 active construction sites, the Illawarra will become home of the NSW Construction Authority's newest compliance team.

The ACT government will implement a developer licensing scheme after laws are passed by the Legislative Assembly. It's hoped it will better protect buyers.

A private consortium has released plans for an 11km light rail route to revive Sydney's neglected Parramatta Road.

Just 30 kilometres north of a bustling CBD but surrounded by national parks, Palm Beach headland has been given the nod by the DarkSky International organisation. 

This 140-year-old police barracks had no running water, electricity or doors, but it wasn't enough to put Kim and Alan off transforming it into their family home.

Residents of an estate in Upper Kedron have been waiting six months for a finished bridge to open — and they're running out of patience.

The heritage-listed amusement park on Sydney's harbour foreshore was acquired by an investment firm in 2007, and Luna Park CEO John Hughes says it is the right time to sell.

A two-hour commute from the Sydney CBD, Wollondilly Shire seems an unlikely place for a battle between new housing and heritage laws. But a plan to protect a local landmark is causing division.

Yarra council is forced to back down on a controversial proposal that would have allowed its CEO to buy and sell property worth up to $10 million without councillor approval, after receiving overwhelming community backlash.

A Yarra councillor says a tenfold increase to the value of property the CEO can sell-off without councillor sign-off could turn the role into that of an 'unelected, economic czar'. 

Barcelona announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to rein-in soaring housing costs and make the city liveable for residents.

After more than seven years on a waiting list, Christie Lewis is finally moving to a house that's suited to her needs. But she's facing a big bill to repair the damage caused to her existing rental by her wheelchair.

Reservoir residents say the government has ignored their concerns about noise and loss of privacy as trains, commuters now metres from their bedroom windows.

Since the mid-19th century, the church has owned a large swathe of land in southern Manly, which it now leases out on decades-long, multi-million-dollar agreements.

The Sunshine Coast Council was due to vote on the controversial project, but Mr Palmer's company withdrew the development application hours beforehand. 

Gosford's skyline is filled with cranes and rising buildings. But is the city ready for forecast exponential growth as the construction industry struggles to keep up with demand?

Asset group Dexus is appealing the Brisbane council's approval of a 15-storey precinct with apartments and shops in order to protect its own profits, a major developer claims.

The cave has been used by generations of Awabakal women for sacred women's business but for years they had to seek permission to access it from the proponents of a planned housing development.

New speed cameras are generally in warning mode for one month, but one of four cameras in the tunnel is yet to start issuing fines. 

Beaches around Australia are at risk of disappearing. As climate change brings about more severe storms and the sea level rises, many communities are looking to solutions such as sand nourishment to address the issue.

Developers of the dilapidated Toombul Shopping Centre say they are grappling with the complexities of mitigating flood risk without pushing flows onto their neighbours.