The change to apartment height limits comes as part of the council's Brisbane Sustainable Growth Strategy, adding a supposed 10,000 dwellings to the housing market.
abc.net.au/news/qld-brisbane-sustainable-growth-plan-south-brisbane-skyscrapers/102043060Buildings in South Brisbane will be allowed to reach as high as those the city's CBD in a major departure from previous planning limits.
The previous limit for buildings in the precinct, which stretches behind South Bank and along the river near West End, was 150m. Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner told ABC Radio Brisbane that the new heights in South Brisbane would limit city sprawl and provide housing for young people."We can create a precinct which I think could be our most sustainable community.
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