❓ Mr. Stephens questions the restrictions on granny flats for unrelated parties, arguing for their use in urban infill to address housing affordability. The Minister for Housing redirects the question to the Minister for Planning.
AnsweredQoN 4747Legislative Assembly
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(1) What is the mechanism that prohibits the use of ‘granny flat’ developments for unrelated parties?
(2) Can the Minister outline the justification for this impediment?
(3) Will the Minister undertake to secure the removal of this impediment to ‘granny flat’ developments for unrelated parties so that they can be used as part of the urban infill strategy to tackle affordability needs of increasing numbers of Western Australians; and
(a) if not, why not?
(4) Is the Minister aware that there is already wide scale use of granny flats by unrelated parties in breach of the current requirements of the R-codes?
(2) Can the Minister outline the justification for this impediment?
(3) Will the Minister undertake to secure the removal of this impediment to ‘granny flat’ developments for unrelated parties so that they can be used as part of the urban infill strategy to tackle affordability needs of increasing numbers of Western Australians; and
(a) if not, why not?
(4) Is the Minister aware that there is already wide scale use of granny flats by unrelated parties in breach of the current requirements of the R-codes?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 April 2011
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
21 days
The member is advised that this question should be directed to the Minister for Planning.
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