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‘Where have all our front gardens gone?’: Sydney’s super-sized driveways eat into yards

Research shows average front garden size has declined by 46% in areas where older low density homes have been replaced by larger, modern houses Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sydney’s increasingly super-sized driveways are shrinking suburban front yards as residential redevelopment accelerates, a research paper has found. The research, which details the loss of private tree space due to knock down-rebuilds, lays bare the gaps in the planning system for minimum p...

18 Mar, 14:00 — 18 Mar, 14:00
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