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_GOOD LUCK TESS
We wish Collie Town Planner Tessa Bond the best of luck, as she travels to Edinburgh, Scotland, to perform in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (REMT). The REMT is an annual event held on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in...
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_UDIA FORUM – APARTMENT DESIGN AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Guidelines and standards for apartment design are being debated rigorously in the planning industry with the release in May by the State Government of the Better Apartments discussion paper. A panel of four industry experts engaged in a lively debate...
_UNANSWERED QUESTIONS UPDATE
In a coll-e-bulletin article earlier this year, we raised a number of questions in relation to how the new Labor State Government would address changes introduced by the former Coalition Government and how pre-election promises would be implemented. As we...
_NEW GISBORNE DEVELOPMENT
Collie was pleased to assist in obtaining recently two planning permits that will allow for the construction of nineteen dwellings comprising nine 'warehouses' and ten cottages in Hurst Drive, New Gisborne. The area has been earmarked for development since the...
_NEW HOUSING IN DIAMOND CREEK
Collie is working on a number of planning permit applications for developments in the Diamond Creek Northern Growth Area. Diamond Creek is located approximately 30 kilometres northeast of the Melbourne central business district in the Shire of Nillumbik. The area,...
_SPEEDY TRAM WORKS
It is interesting to note that St Kilda Road forms one of the busiest tram lines in the world. Between Saturday 4 July and Wednesday 8 July the tram tracks between The Domain in South Melbourne and Southbank Boulevard on...
_CASCADE TERRACE IN HIGHLANDS – STAGE 1 TOWN HOMES COMPLETE
Back in February 2014 we mentioned that Collie assisted Stockland in obtaining planning approval for 71 town homes at Cascade Terrace in Highlands, Craigieburn see earlier article here. It is pleasing to see that Stage 1 comprising 22 Town Homes...
_NEW SOUTH WALES INTRODUCES NEW APARTMENT DESIGN GUIDE
The New South Wales (NSW) State Government has recently replaced its 'Residential Flat Design Code' introduced in 2002 with a new 'Apartment Design Guide' (the Guide). The introduction of the new guidelines that will apply to apartment development will result...
_CHANGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRIBUTIONS
The Labor State Government will proceed with reforming the infrastructure contributions system, following on from work completed by the Standard Development Contributions Advisory Committee that commenced in 2012. The Planning and Environment Amendment (Infrastructure Contributions) Bill 2015 has been introduced...
_METROPOLITAN PLANNING LEVY
The State Government has introduced a new levy for planning permit applications under changes to the Planning and Environment Act 1987. The Metropolitan Planning Levy (MPL) will commence on 1 July 2015 and is required to be paid for planning...