Housing

October 02, 2020

Mornington Peninsula Housing Refresh 2020

Posted at 00:19h in Housing, Planning Policy

The Mornington Peninsula Housing Strategy was first adopted in 2017. Since then they have done some additional work on neighbourhood character guidelines as well as attempting to commence a planning scheme amendment. You can read more about the original housing strategy here. Presumably, this refresh of...

September 15, 2020

Pilot Program for Faster Approval of Secondary Dwellings

Posted at 06:27h in Housing, Planning Controls

A new pilot program has been launched to trial a scheme to facilitate housing choice. The pilot program has been set up in four Councils. Its purpose is to enable the approval of secondary dwellings on a lot. A secondary dwelling is a small...

June 11, 2020

Fast Tracking Development in Melbourne’s North

Posted at 00:08h in Housing, Planning Controls, Planning Process

A new amendment to the Planning Scheme is being proposed by Moreland City Council. The amendment will streamline the approval of two dwelling developments throughout the municipality. The proposal is to introduce a new class of VicSmart application that will allow for two...

February 21, 2020

Common Residential Zones in Melbourne

Posted at 02:36h in Housing, Planning Controls

Within Melbourne suburbs the three most common residential zones that you are likely to encounter are: Neighbourhood Residential Zone, General Residential Zone, Residential Growth Zone. These new residential zones were created by the State Government in 2017 to replace the Residential 1, Residential 2...

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...

July 31, 2019

Changes To Frankston Contributions Proposed

Posted at 11:22h in Housing, Planning Controls

Update The planning scheme amendment has progressed to the final stage. The Panel Report has been released to Council and they have approved the amendment and sent it to the Minister for authorisation. As soon as the Minister makes a decision on the amendment...

May 20, 2019

New Housing Rules For Kingston Council

Posted at 01:09h in Housing, Planning Policy, Planning Process

Kingston City Council are currently undergoing a consultation process as part of developing the new housing and planning rules for the municipality. More details on the draft strategies and the drop in sessions can be found here. Following initial research and consultation, the Kingston Council...

September 14, 2018

Can I Subdivide Without Building the Units?

Posted at 18:10h in Housing, Planning Process

Going through the process of town planning approval to build townhouses or units on your land and subdividing them can be a complex and lengthy process. Many land owners that we speak to want to know if they can just subdivide the land, or at...

April 21, 2018

What to Consider When Buying Land With an Approved Planning Permit

Posted at 09:35h in Housing

I thought I would share a couple of things to considering when purchasing a property with an approved planning permit already on it. This post is especially relevant when you are considering a site for a multi unit development. Of course there are many checks and...

April 05, 2018

What is an Activity Centre Zone?

Posted at 05:17h in Housing, Planning Controls

The Activity Centre Zone is a zone that has been created to facilitate development and land use planning within an activity centre. Unlike most other zones, the types of uses allowed are determined by the Council, which allows for a bespoke planning control, unique for the...