National’s housing u-turn promotes urban sprawl – cities and ratepayers will pick up the bill
- Written by Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland
Getty ImagesBy withdrawing its support for the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) it helped introduce in the first place, the National Party has essentially only made a soft policy even softer.
Lauded by many as progress towards increasing urban housing supply and density, the MDRS allows land owners to develop up to three housing units,...
