Working together to meet our housing needs
In recent years, the spotlight on collaboration has intensified as we work together to tackle the critical challenge of boosting supply and affordability to meet WA’s housing needs.
We’ve brought together insights from our team and across our industry to explore how we can work together to tackle the housing crisis. This campaign is about sharing ideas, fostering collaboration, and uncovering the strategies that will shape the future of housing in Western Australia. Discover how our collective expertise can drive real change.
#boostWAhousing
Samantha Thompson, MD of TBB
Together, we can make a meaningful difference and shape a better tomorrow for generations to come.
Our experts share their latest thinking on housing supply
Our Insights Hub on Housing Supply connects you to curated, relevant content, offering valuable perspectives and expert analysis in one place.
The Great Australian Dream is dead – at last.
Insights
The Great Australian Dream is shifting—whether we like it or not.
In this new insights, TBB Associate Fiona Atkins explores how Perth’s housing market, urban sprawl, and our deep attachment to the suburban ideal are shaping the future of our city—and why it’s time to rethink what ‘home’ really means.
A Boost for Community Housing Delivery?
TBB Reacts
An overview of the latest planning reforms to boost community housing delivery
The WA Government has announced new planning regulations. From 30 May 2025, apartment developments that include at least 5% community housing in selected areas will be eligible for the Significant Development Pathway—regardless of project value.
Planner Polls
Publication
How many planners does it take to find a solution to the housing crisis?
At the PIA WA State Conference on 6 September 2024, Cassie Barrow facilitated an interactive session on the current housing crisis. Explore the outcomes in this report.
TBB’s World Café on housing supply
Insights Blog
Our team collaborated on ideas to boost housing supply in WA in a World Café engagement activity
What do you get when you put 24 highly experienced and passionate town planners and urban designers in a World Café and ask them to solve housing supply challenges?
A message from the MD
Insights Blog
Taylor Burrell Barnett’s industry advocacy remains a top priority
With an eye toward the upcoming election in 2025, we find ourselves grappling with unprecedented challenges related to the cost of living and a housing crisis of a scale not witnessed in many years.
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Join the conversation on WA’s housing supply
Our team of urban planners and designers are looking forward to collaborating with you.