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March 19, 2025

Multi Dwelling Planning Applications in Melbourne Set to Change

Posted at 15:57h in Housing, Planning Controls, Planning Process 0 Comments

New Townhouse and Low Rise Code A new assessment model has been recently introduced by the state government into all Victorian Planning Schemes. This new code will affect how multi dwelling projects will be assessed and determined. It has been pitched that it will provide better...

April 21, 2020

Planning Reforms To Come

Posted at 04:45h in Planning Process

In response to the Covid-19 crisis the need to reform the planning systems has been acknowledged at the National Planning Ministers' Forum. The Federal, State and Territories have come together to recognise that planning systems and the development approvals pipeline must continue in Australia...

April 16, 2020

A Time to Plan?

Posted at 00:52h in Planning Process

An "unprecedented time" and "can we factory reset 2020?" are just some of the many comments floating around the internet in the wake of the pandemic. We are certainly all going through a challenging time right now. However, I am also finding that with our...

February 27, 2020

What are Planning Overlays?

Posted at 16:59h in Planning Controls

For Town Planning in Victoria, we have zones and overlays to provide the details on planning controls for each property. These provide details on how the use and development of the land can be carried out. Every property (except Federal land such as airports) has a...

January 23, 2020

Developing Residential Property In Mornington Peninsula

Posted at 01:04h in Planning Policy, VCAT

As some of our readers might be aware, developing multiple dwellings in Mornington Peninsula Shire is currently a more complex process than for most of Melbourne. As it is coming up to two years since the landscape changed for unit development approvals on the...

December 20, 2019

Casey Council Housing Amendment

Posted at 00:18h in Housing, Planning Controls, Planning Policy

The Planning Scheme Amendment to implement the Casey Housing, 2019 has been approved (known as Amendment C198). The Planning Scheme Amendment has introduced a suite of new residential zones into the municipality. These new residential zones are intended to guide the preferred development...