Masterplanned estates are anything but utopia for new home buyers – NEWS.com.au

A frustrated planning expert has told first home buyers to be wary of new masterplanned estates, warning key infrastructure is rarely delivered on time or lives up to the communitys needs. Be it lack of roads, schools, hospitals, public transport or retail outlets, almost in every instance, the infrastructure lags so far behind it’s ineffective, says Griffith University lecturer Dr Tony Matthews.
He said masterplanned estates are a “feel-good design” for all levels of government and are created…

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