‘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Research shows average front garden size has declined by 46% in areas where older low density homes have been replaced by larger, modern houses

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 private green space standards.

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