It’s buying a block that doesn’t actually work.

Most people think a “perfect townhouse development site” is about the suburb, the street, or how cheap they can secure it.

It’s not.

In this video, Peter Kelly breaks down what actually determines whether a townhouse development site stacks up in 2026, and why recent Victorian ResCode changes mean the same block can now produce very different outcomes.

This is a practical, real-world guide to assessing development sites properly before you commit.

No hype. No surface-level advice. Just the fundamentals experienced developers use to avoid expensive mistakes.

You’ll learn how to analyse orientation, access, slope, frontage, depth, and planning constraints with logic instead of emotion.

Whether you’re planning a townhouse development, dual occupancy, or assessing your first small development site, this will change how you evaluate land in 2026.

🔥 You’ll learn

• Why site orientation still impacts resale and liveability
• The access mistakes that quietly kill projects
• How slope affects both cost and design quality
• The frontage and depth numbers that actually make sense
• How ResCode changes shift feasibility in Victoria
• Why not every “good looking” site works
• What separates a workable site from a costly mistake
• How experienced developers pressure-test a block before buying

👇 Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:46 Block Orientation

03:06 The Importance of Access

05:00 Understanding Slopes

06:33 Block Dimensions

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