Essential infrastructure needed to boost housing supply

Amid a housing supply crisis in Perth and the regions, one of the biggest constraints to getting more urban zoned land to the market and available for much-needed housing is essential infrastructure for power, water and roads.

While there is land which has been zoned by the State Government for urban or potential future urban use across the Perth metropolitan area, much of that land is constrained by environmental issues or lack of enabling infrastructure. This means timeframes for getting land to the point where it is available to the market can be lengthy, and in some cases, the land might never be brought to market.