> "We should waive minimum space standards for permitted developments on existing buildings because it means more housing." We could "solve" the homeless problem tomorrow simply by building tenements (that is why they existed in the first place after all).
... the entire reason tenements and boarding houses no longer exist is because most governments regulated them out of existence (e.g. by banning shared bathrooms to push SFHs).
... the entire reason tenements and boarding houses no longer exist is because most governments regulated them out of existence (e.g. by banning shared bathrooms to push SFHs).
You can't have it all ways.
strict minimum regulation : availability : cost
Pick 2.