180 sq metre blocks

It's not just in Gungahlin then...

This report from the old stomping ground shows the development industry across the board, aided and abetted by local authorities, is waging war against the backyard:

IT was British band Manfred Mann who recorded the 1960s classic hit Semi-detached Suburban Mr Jones.

It described the ordinariness and friendliness of a sociological landscape redolent of the “Mother Country” in the early to mid-twentieth century.
But now “terraced housing” is coming to a suburb near you – Bellvista, to be precise – with lots as small as 180 square metres, though no doubt the styling will be a little more 21st century, and promising a different tune.
And just how many storeys they might consist of is as yet unknown.
Development behemoth Stockland intends to introduce the “product” as part of a massive extension to the Bellvista master-planned community, should it get the tick from Sunshine Coast council.
Overall, the application involves around 750 dwelling units consisting of about 550 detached houses and 200 semis.
The 180 sq m lots would have a width of between seven and 10 metres.

My hypothesis is that they fall into the trap of opponents to "urban sprawl" because they don't want to get serious about providing rapid and efficient public transport. For so many of our policymakers, grasping vision for public transport seems beyond them...