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Building a second dwelling on a residential Canberra block could soon be easier, under proposed changes to ACT planning rules that could see restrictions on block sizes removed.

With Canberra's population expected to reach 784,000 by 2060, and the ACT Legislative Assembly passing a motion last month calling for a boundary to be set for the city's urban growth, the territory government says there's a need to address the "missing middle" in housing supply.

It also proposed changes to the Territory Plan, which outlines what development can take place and where, including in residential zones 1 and 2 (RZ1 and RZ2).

"...there's not a lot of choice in the housing market at the moment. Townhouses, terraces, walk-up apartments, are effectively prohibited in most residential zones in Canberra," said ACT Planning Minister Chris Steel.

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