Blog - Change of Plan

August 20, 2018

Planning Schemes Get a Facelift

Posted at 08:32h in Planning Controls, Planning Policy

The Victorian Planning Provisions has just seen its biggest change since the changes to residential zones a couple of years ago. The changes have taken most of August to implement online, but the website is fully operational now and we have delved in to explore...

August 14, 2018

Changes to Planning to Support Home Businesses

Posted at 03:28h in Planning Policy

Earlier this year the State Government introduced an amendment to update and streamline parts of planning. As part of that the particular provision that provides controls for Home Occupations was updated. These changes have been introduced to support small businesses and provide greater flexibility for...

August 01, 2018

Government Tightens Control on Warehouse Uses

Posted at 00:38h in Planning Controls, Planning Policy

Earlier this year the State Government revised the definition of a Warehouse use within all planning schemes. This revision has sought to clarify what is and isn't included within the definition of Warehouse, but it may leave some businesses in the lurch. The amendment was part...

July 08, 2018

Time Limit to Use a Planning Permit

Posted at 06:13h in Planning Process

After a planning permit gets issued how long do you have to act on it? Make sure you know, as if you forget to watch your time limit you could end up with an expired permit and have to go through the process all over again! There...

June 07, 2018

Metropolitan Planning Levy

Posted at 02:06h in Planning Process

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...