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November 07, 2024

Metropolitan Planning Levy

Posted at 11:02h in Planning Process 0 Comments

Recently I was discussing the common Council Contributions that apply to multiple dwelling applications. One fee that also applies to some development applications is the Metropolitan Planning Levy. This fee is a little different to the others as it is required to be paid to...

July 25, 2017

Southland Structure Planning for Bayside

Posted at 03:05h in Planning Process

Bayside Council have just started a new structure plan project for the area adjacent to Southland Shopping Centre. The first stage involves background research and initial input from the community about the area. They are looking for feedback on both the current issues of the...

July 19, 2017

Equitable Development Principles

Posted at 22:58h in Housing

In a recent project of ours the idea of equitable development has arisen. Equitable development is the concept of not unreasonably impacting on the development potential of other properties. It is more likely to be considered in areas where a high level of development and...

June 05, 2017

The Burden of Information is Increasing for Planning Applications

Posted at 04:31h in Planning Process

A trend that we have noticed lately is that Councils are expecting more and more information for new planning applications, particularly multi-unit developments. Councils are becoming more stringent in both the quality and quantity of information required. Information that would have only been needed after a...

April 28, 2017

Refusal Again for Bayside Council

Posted at 03:07h in Planning Controls

The Minister for Planning has refused three of Bayside Council's recent planning scheme amendments. Amendments C113, C114 and C115 were proposing to introduce mandatory maximum height controls within the Sandringham, Church Street and Bay Street activity centres. In January 2015 the Planning Panel appointed to consider...

April 20, 2017

Do I Need a Planning Permit Series

Posted at 03:16h in Planning Controls

We often get people contacting us for advice as to whether their project needs a planning permit, so I thought I would cover a few of the common projects over the next few months to answer this question. You can contact us or your local...