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}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n <div class=\"topbar-inner\">\n <span class=\"breaking\">Breaking News<\/span>\n <span class=\"date\">Property Desk \u00b7 NSW<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<header class=\"article-head\">\n <div class=\"kicker\">\n <span>Housing Crisis<\/span><span>Tiny Homes<\/span><span>NSW<\/span><span>Planning<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <h1>Aussie Tiny Homes Given Go-Ahead to Ease the Housing Crisis<\/h1>\n <p class=\"standfirst\">A pilot program aiming to use tiny homes to ease Australia's housing crisis has been given the go-ahead \u2014 one of the first of its kind in the country.<\/p>\n <div class=\"byline\">\n <span><strong>Property Desk<\/strong><\/span>\n <span>Source: The Daily Telegraph<\/span>\n <span>4 min read<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<main>\n\n <div class=\"keypoints\">\n <h3>Key Points<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Shellharbour City Council<\/strong> on the NSW South Coast has approved a tiny-home rental pilot \u2014 one of the first in Australia.<\/li>\n <li>The <strong>two-year trial<\/strong> removes the need for a development application for certain mobile tiny homes used as rental accommodation.<\/li>\n <li>Eligible homes are <strong>built on trailers<\/strong> and can be registered as vehicles under the Road Transport Act 2013.<\/li>\n <li>Other councils and states are expected to <strong>watch the trial closely<\/strong> as tiny homes gain attention nationwide.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Tiny Homes Get the Green Light<\/h2>\n\n <p class=\"lede\">A pilot program aiming to use tiny homes to ease the housing crisis has been given the go-ahead, in one of the first initiatives of its kind in Australia. The Shellharbour City Council, on the South Coast of NSW, has given the OK for tiny homes to be rented out in its jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n <p>The two-year trial takes away the need to apply for a development application for certain \"mobile tiny homes used as rental accommodation in Shellharbour\" \u2014 according to the council.<\/p>\n\n <p>\"These homes are compact, portable dwellings built on trailers and can be registered as a vehicle under the Road Transport Act 2013.\"<\/p>\n\n <p>Local planning rules will be updated, and the move has come after extensive public exhibition and community feedback.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"stats\">\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val\">2 years<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">Length of the pilot trial<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val\">No DA<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">Development application not required<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val\">First<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">One of the first programs of its kind in Australia<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>A \"Considered, Responsible\" Trial<\/h2>\n\n <p>Shellharbour City Council Mayor Chris Homer said the move would help ease local housing pressures.<\/p>\n\n <blockquote>\n <p>\"This pilot explores new ways to make housing more flexible and accessible, while keeping appropriate planning and safety protections in place.\"<\/p>\n <cite>\u2014 Chris Homer, Mayor, Shellharbour City Council<\/cite>\n <\/blockquote>\n\n <p>\"We know housing affordability is a real challenge in our community. This trial gives us the chance to explore a solution in a considered, responsible way and understand what works before making any longer-term decisions,\" he said.<\/p>\n\n <p>The council said the trial \"will be closely monitored to understand how tiny homes operate in practice, including impacts on neighbourhoods, infrastructure and housing supply\".<\/p>\n\n <p>It will work in consultation with the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to allow the trial to begin in coming months.<\/p>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>A Test Case for the Nation<\/h2>\n\n <p>At the end of the two-year trial period, Shellharbour City Council \u2014 located in NSW's Illawarra region about 100km south of Sydney's CBD, bordered by Wollongong City to the north and the Municipality of Kiama in the south \u2014 will review the results.<\/p>\n\n <p>Taking into account community feedback and outcomes of the program, the council will then decide whether to continue, change or end the program.<\/p>\n\n <p>The trial is expected to be closely watched by other councils and other states, as tiny homes are increasingly being looked at across the country as a way to help solve Australia's chronic housing crisis.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"infobox\">\n <h3>About the Trial Area<\/h3>\n <p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Shellharbour, Illawarra region, NSW \u2014 approximately 100km south of Sydney's CBD.<\/p>\n <p><strong>Neighbours:<\/strong> Bordered by Wollongong City to the north and the Municipality of Kiama to the south.<\/p>\n <p><strong>Oversight:<\/strong> Run in consultation with the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, with close monitoring of impacts on neighbourhoods, infrastructure and housing supply.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"cta-box\">\n <h3>If you would like to<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"cta-list\">\n <li>\n <span>Become a <strong>partner<\/strong> of the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/partner-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>Become a <strong>supplier<\/strong> for the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/register-supplier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplier \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>See detail information at:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/aussie-tiny-homes-given-goahead-to-ease-the-housing-crisis\/?campaignType=external&campaignChannel=syndication&campaignName=ncacont&campaignContent=&campaignSource=daily_telegraph&campaignPlacement=socref&fbclid=IwY2xjawS74PtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiM3k0RGJ2S0lHdHU3UVpFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvauVMiuWMWWr0nQhXj4lulJ8nMj7zm9HLSYxdQRpzUo-8vf6NAdtJPYCEi9_aem_9n9OvQPF7e29okjYMMrVRg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>See other information at:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/category\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/main>\n\n\n<footer>\n <div class=\"tags\">\n <a href=\"#\">Tiny Homes<\/a><a href=\"#\">Housing Crisis<\/a><a href=\"#\">Shellharbour<\/a><a href=\"#\">NSW Planning<\/a><a href=\"#\">Rental Accommodation<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <p>Reporting sourced from The Daily Telegraph. 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}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n <div class=\"topbar-inner\">\n <span class=\"breaking\">Breaking News<\/span>\n <span class=\"date\">Property Desk \u00b7 NSW<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<header class=\"article-head\">\n <div class=\"kicker\">\n <span>Housing Crisis<\/span><span>Tiny Homes<\/span><span>NSW<\/span><span>Planning<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <h1>Aussie Tiny Homes Given Go-Ahead to Ease the Housing Crisis<\/h1>\n <p class=\"standfirst\">A pilot program aiming to use tiny homes to ease Australia's housing crisis has been given the go-ahead \u2014 one of the first of its kind in the country.<\/p>\n <div class=\"byline\">\n <span><strong>Property Desk<\/strong><\/span>\n <span>Source: The Daily Telegraph<\/span>\n <span>4 min read<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<main>\n\n <div class=\"keypoints\">\n <h3>Key Points<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Shellharbour City Council<\/strong> on the NSW South Coast has approved a tiny-home rental pilot \u2014 one of the first in Australia.<\/li>\n <li>The <strong>two-year trial<\/strong> removes the need for a development application for certain mobile tiny homes used as rental accommodation.<\/li>\n <li>Eligible homes are <strong>built on trailers<\/strong> and can be registered as vehicles under the Road Transport Act 2013.<\/li>\n <li>Other councils and states are expected to <strong>watch the trial closely<\/strong> as tiny homes gain attention nationwide.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Tiny Homes Get the Green Light<\/h2>\n\n <p class=\"lede\">A pilot program aiming to use tiny homes to ease the housing crisis has been given the go-ahead, in one of the first initiatives of its kind in Australia. The Shellharbour City Council, on the South Coast of NSW, has given the OK for tiny homes to be rented out in its jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n <p>The two-year trial takes away the need to apply for a development application for certain \"mobile tiny homes used as rental accommodation in Shellharbour\" \u2014 according to the council.<\/p>\n\n <p>\"These homes are compact, portable dwellings built on trailers and can be registered as a vehicle under the Road Transport Act 2013.\"<\/p>\n\n <p>Local planning rules will be updated, and the move has come after extensive public exhibition and community feedback.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"stats\">\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val\">2 years<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">Length of the pilot trial<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val\">No DA<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">Development application not required<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val\">First<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">One of the first programs of its kind in Australia<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>A \"Considered, Responsible\" Trial<\/h2>\n\n <p>Shellharbour City Council Mayor Chris Homer said the move would help ease local housing pressures.<\/p>\n\n <blockquote>\n <p>\"This pilot explores new ways to make housing more flexible and accessible, while keeping appropriate planning and safety protections in place.\"<\/p>\n <cite>\u2014 Chris Homer, Mayor, Shellharbour City Council<\/cite>\n <\/blockquote>\n\n <p>\"We know housing affordability is a real challenge in our community. This trial gives us the chance to explore a solution in a considered, responsible way and understand what works before making any longer-term decisions,\" he said.<\/p>\n\n <p>The council said the trial \"will be closely monitored to understand how tiny homes operate in practice, including impacts on neighbourhoods, infrastructure and housing supply\".<\/p>\n\n <p>It will work in consultation with the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to allow the trial to begin in coming months.<\/p>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>A Test Case for the Nation<\/h2>\n\n <p>At the end of the two-year trial period, Shellharbour City Council \u2014 located in NSW's Illawarra region about 100km south of Sydney's CBD, bordered by Wollongong City to the north and the Municipality of Kiama in the south \u2014 will review the results.<\/p>\n\n <p>Taking into account community feedback and outcomes of the program, the council will then decide whether to continue, change or end the program.<\/p>\n\n <p>The trial is expected to be closely watched by other councils and other states, as tiny homes are increasingly being looked at across the country as a way to help solve Australia's chronic housing crisis.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"infobox\">\n <h3>About the Trial Area<\/h3>\n <p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Shellharbour, Illawarra region, NSW \u2014 approximately 100km south of Sydney's CBD.<\/p>\n <p><strong>Neighbours:<\/strong> Bordered by Wollongong City to the north and the Municipality of Kiama to the south.<\/p>\n <p><strong>Oversight:<\/strong> Run in consultation with the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, with close monitoring of impacts on neighbourhoods, infrastructure and housing supply.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"cta-box\">\n <h3>If you would like to<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"cta-list\">\n <li>\n <span>Become a <strong>partner<\/strong> of the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/partner-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>Become a <strong>supplier<\/strong> for the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/register-supplier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplier \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>See detail information at:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/aussie-tiny-homes-given-goahead-to-ease-the-housing-crisis\/?campaignType=external&campaignChannel=syndication&campaignName=ncacont&campaignContent=&campaignSource=daily_telegraph&campaignPlacement=socref&fbclid=IwY2xjawS74PtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiM3k0RGJ2S0lHdHU3UVpFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvauVMiuWMWWr0nQhXj4lulJ8nMj7zm9HLSYxdQRpzUo-8vf6NAdtJPYCEi9_aem_9n9OvQPF7e29okjYMMrVRg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>See other information at:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/category\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/main>\n\n\n<footer>\n <div class=\"tags\">\n <a href=\"#\">Tiny Homes<\/a><a href=\"#\">Housing Crisis<\/a><a href=\"#\">Shellharbour<\/a><a href=\"#\">NSW Planning<\/a><a href=\"#\">Rental Accommodation<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <p>Reporting sourced from The Daily Telegraph. 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