44 Main Street Narangba QLD 4504

All development in this area should be halted until traffic infrastructure that has been the same for over forty years is upgraded. Population of the area has increased from less than 1000 to over 25000 and nothing has been done by State or Local Government to accomodate increased traffic.

Unacceptable!
Traffic is already a nightmare along Main St with level crossing & school. Kelly St will be an accident hotspot.
No infrastructure planning yet again.

Absolutely no consideration given to existing residents who are already suffering from excessive traffic every day. The suburb has grown massively over the last few years with multiple large housing developments being added and no additional road infrastructure added by the council - they can’t even commit to improving the rail level crossing on Main Street which is a huge issue in the suburb, but can happily continue to approve planning for more dwellings, adding more vehicles to the already congested road network. This is not planning by the council at all, it is short sightedness and money gouging- grabbing more rates etc.

A proposed development of 47 three-storey units on a 4,046 m² site raises an important question about the future of housing design.

While the project may comply with planning codes (Code Assessed), the outcome appears heavily driven by dwelling yield and car storage, rather than a balanced residential environment.

Each unit includes two tandem car spaces, making vehicle circulation and garage access dominant features of the site layout. When combined with 57% site coverage and limited landscaping, the result risks creating a dense, vehicle-dominated compound rather than a well-designed residential community.

Density itself is not the problem. Many cities successfully deliver high-density living with generous green space, strong tree canopy, and meaningful communal areas.

The difference is master planning.

Successful developments typically place landscape, open space and pedestrian experience at the centre of the design, with buildings arranged around these shared environments. When developments are instead organised primarily around driveways, garages and parking, the result can feel compressed and institutional.

As communities grow and housing demand increases, it is critical that planning systems focus not only on how many dwellings can fit on a site, but also on what kind of neighbourhood those dwellings create.

Good density should deliver liveable communities, not simply more buildings.