Report – Sophie Metcalfe, Institute for Government, 28 August 2024

From the ground up: how the government can build more homes

This report examines the history of why successive governments have found it difficult to deliver on housebuilding pledges. It identifies the persistent barriers to progress, and sets out ten principles that would underpin a better approach to navigating them.

Principles 

  1. Ensure housebuilding remains a consistent political priority led from the highest offices of government.
  2. Define what success looks like.
  3. Reconcile housebuilding ambitions with other policy objectives.
  4. Prioritise national housing targets over local objections.
  5. Plan for new housing where it is most needed, and consider how it will align with the government’s other growth and infrastructure plans.
  6. Align new developments with local growth and infrastructure plans.
  7. Ensure local areas share in the benefits of new housing.
  8. Equip the planning system to deliver effectively.
  9. Support industry to develop the skills pipeline it needs to deliver.
  10.  Regularly review whether the market is delivering desired outcomes, and adjust if necessary.

Read the full report here: https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2024-08/apo-nid328150.pdf