Two-storey development south-east of Brisbane at the centre of legal battle amid a housing crisis across the state
as single detached dwellings or units on a single lot that house a maximum of six people who require assistance and no more than one support worker. The state government included this exemption to its planning legislation in 2017 to cut red tape and support the timely delivery of community residences.
But Darryl Richards, a former lawyer for DHI and co-founder of disability accommodation provider NDISP, said the property fits the definition of a community residence. “There’s nowhere near enough of these developments. People [with disabilities] are living in nursing homes, hospitals or properties that aren’t suitable,” he said.The council issued an enforcement notice last November for the trustee of the development, Boutique Capital, and Spec Constructions to stop work on the property – which they appealed.
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