Redeveloping the compact city: the challenges of strata collective sales

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dc.contributor.authorEasthope, H.
dc.contributor.authorCrommelin, L.
dc.contributor.authorGillon, C.
dc.contributor.authorPinnegar, S.
dc.contributor.authorRuming, K.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, S.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPurpose: High-density development requires large land parcels, but fragmented land ownership can impede redevelopment. While earlier compact city development in Sydney occurred on large-scale brownfield sites, redeveloping and re-amalgamating older strata-titled properties is now integral to further densification. The purpose of this study is to examine collective sales activity in one Sydney suburb where multiple stratatitled redevelopments and re-amalgamations have been attempted. The authors explore how owners navigate the process of selling collectively, focusing on their experience of legislation introduced to facilitate this process, the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 [New South Wales (NSW)]. Design/methodology/approach: By reviewing sales listings, development applications and media coverage, and interviewing owners, lawyers and estate agents, the authors map out collective sale activity in a case study area in Sydney’s northwest. Findings: Strata collective sales are slow and difficult to complete, even when planning and market drivers align. Owners find the Strata Scheme Development Act 2015 (NSW) difficult to navigate and it has not prevented strategic blocking attempts by competing developers. The long timelines required to organise collective sales can result in failure if themarket shifts in the interim. Nonetheless, owners remain interested in selling collectively. Originality/value: This case study is important for understanding the barriers to redevelopment to achieve a more compact city. It highlights lessons for other jurisdictions considering similar legislative changes. It also suggests that legislative change alone is insufficient to resolve the planning challenges created by hyper-fragmentation of land through strata-title development.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityHazel Easthope, Laura Crommelin, Charles Gillon, Simon Pinnegar, Kristian Ruming, and Sha Liu
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law, 2024; 16(1):51-67
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/jppel-04-2023-0016
dc.identifier.issn2514-9407
dc.identifier.issn2514-9407
dc.identifier.orcidLiu, S. [0000-0003-4368-7378]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/147616
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200101744
dc.rights© Emerald Publishing Limited
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/jppel-04-2023-0016
dc.subjectCollective sale; Land assembly; Site amalgamation; Strata title; Condominium; Compact city; Urban consolidation
dc.titleRedeveloping the compact city: the challenges of strata collective sales
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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