Australia

375 readers

116 users here now

Your one-stop shop for any and everything Australia.

Guidelines:

Try to be a decent person and interact nicely
Different opinions are tolerated, hate is not.

Other Communities:

founded 11 months ago

MODERATORS

Deceptichum@quokk.au

Quokka@quokk.au

Couple must leave ‘dream’ tiny home after court ruling (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 4 days ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/australia@quokk.au

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

In short:

The NSW Land and Environment Court has ruled that a couple's caravan requires development consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.

Bega Valley Shire Council has welcomed the ruling but says tiny homes can play a role in providing diverse housing options.

What's next?

The Australian Tiny House Association says the decision may have implications for all tiny home owners in NSW.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Quokka@quokk.au 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And what’s the complaint? “Oh that lovely gay couple we’re living in an idyllic little house and being good neighbours as they tended to their land”

It’s such a victimless fucking crime.

[–] NooBoY@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago

That will be one part, the other will be that some people in the area want the place to loom a certain way. I know of someone who owned a block that had a shipping container at the back of the block have council tell them that they need to move it. Their response was that they had a permit in to build on said block that had been sitting with council for at least 6 months. It got approved within a week.