Back yard blitz: are Australia’s heritage laws thwarting housing density?

Urban density advocates say heritage laws are being weaponised to constrain development at a time of housing crisis, but experts say the two can live side by side

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Sam Papadakis, 37, lives with his mother in a California bungalow in Sydney’s inner west with a huge back yard.

His family’s 1,100 square metre property includes a substantial area of grass which is currently home to a small flock of chickens.

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Law (Australia) | The Guardian