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February 27, 2025

Don’t Forget to Research These Three Things When Buying A Property

Posted at 13:03h in Housing, Property Information 0 Comments

Buying a home can be exciting, but it can also be daunting. There are so many things to think about and check. It can be easy to forget to research things like planning controls and restrictions when you are focused on building inspections and the...

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...

October 20, 2019

Applying CHMP Requirements To Two Lots

Posted at 22:59h in VCAT

A significant VCAT decision has been decided that relates to the interpretation of when a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) is required. The VCAT Case is 104-105 Station Street Pty Ltd v Kingston CC (Red Dot) [2019] VCAT 1546. The decision relates to a proposed three...