Medium to high-density living in 'micro lots' planned for Perth but can residents learn to l

Just a few years ago, Glenda Stephens was living in a big house on five acres and could barely see her nearest neighbours.

Now she is one of the first people in Perth to live on a micro lot of just 80 square metres.

When the micro lots were first announced they were greeted with horror, and Ms Stephens said that "probably a few years ago I would have said the same" but living in one has changed her mind.

"They are light, they are open, they are very well designed, they don't feel cramped at all," she said of the houses, like hers, that have been built on micro lots in the centre of Ellenbrook, north of Perth.

"I couldn't have afforded this quality of house on a big block," she said.

"Everyone comes in and is surprised. They are expecting it to be really cramped.

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-13/medium-to-high-density-living-in-micro-lots-planned-for-perth/11389232

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