Blog - Change of Plan

August 24, 2015

Bayside Planning Scheme Amendment

Posted at 13:25h in Housing, Planning Policy

Bayside City Council are looking to introduce a major change to their residential planning controls. Amendment C140 has been prepared and is currently on exhibition. In particular the Amendment seeks to make changes to the Neighbourhood Residential Zone as follows: A minimum lot size of 400m2...

May 24, 2015

Successful New Residential Zone for Client in Moreland Council

Posted at 10:40h in Housing, Planning Controls

As part of the residential zone amendment process at Moreland Council we put forward a submission to revise the Council's original Neighbourhood Character Zone to a Residential Growth Zone for a client's property in Pascoe Vale. We argued that the residential site was well placed for higher density...

May 20, 2015

VCAT Widened the Application of Road Zone Category 1 (RDZ1) Clause

Posted at 12:15h in Planning Policy, VCAT

A recent VCAT decision (Peninsula Blue Developments Pty Ltd v Frankston CC (Red Dot) [2015]] VCAT 571) has widened the application of Clause 52.29. Clause 52.29 applies to land adjacent to a Road Zone Category 1 or a Public Acquisition Overlay for same. [caption id="attachment_234" align="aligncenter"...

April 28, 2015

VCAT Decision Limits Scope for Decisions

Posted at 10:15h in VCAT

A recent VCAT (Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal) decision has confirmed the limit of issues to be considered when making a decision on some types of planning applications. In determining a recent appeal, the Tribunal member first ascertained the scope of issues that could be considered. The Tribunal...

April 27, 2015

Moorabin Activity Centre Zone

Posted at 15:33h in Commercial/Industrial, Housing, Planning Policy

The area around and within the Moorabin shopping centre and train station has been recently rezoned to the Activity Centre Zone. [caption id="attachment_33292" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Impression of Moorabbin Station Square[/caption] The rezoning follows extensive strategic work undertaken by Kingston City Council over several years. The new zone...