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From 5 June 2012 (via amendment VC90), all planning schemes in Victoria will contain new car parking provisions. This was announced recently by the Minster for Planning Matthew Guy and follows the 2012 work of the Car Parking Advisory Committee....
Last week Planning Minister Matthew Guy announced a preferred framework for the reforms to the approach to development contributions. Development contributions plans outline the works or payments that must be made by developers to implement infrastructure such as roads, drainage...
A group of planners from Collie took a table at the recent VPELA ball, themed on the 'Titanic'/ The band played on as the ship went down but luckily in this re-enactment all survived – more or less!
An interesting seminar regarding contaminated land was organized by the Planning Institute of Australia (Victorian Division) on 8 May at Russell Kennedy Solicitors. Presenters included Stefan Fiedler (Russell Kennedy), Michael Rehfisch (Senversa) and John Glossop (Glossop Town Planning). The meeting...
PLANNING SYSTEM REVIEW - ADVISORY COMMITTEE INITIAL REPORT A recent media release from the Minister for Planning, Mr Mathew Guy, was titled "Government declares war on planning red tape". The media release accompanied the Victorian Planning System Ministerial Advisory Committee...
Last week the Minister for Planning formally approved an amendment to the Coburg Hill Development Plan. The amendment increases the maximum allowable floorspace for shops located within the Coburg Hill 'neighbourhood hub' from 2,000 square metres to 4,500 square metres....
Melton Shire Council issued this week a planning permit for a 90-lot residential subdivision on Taylors Road, Plumpton. The site is located within an area affected by the Taylors Hill West Precinct Structure Plan and is located immediately to the...
In a recent article we referred to the Titanic. You may be interested that it had two sister ships: the Olympic (launched about a year earlier than Titanic) and the Britannic (launched about two years later). The Olympic was at...
Collie has recently provided planning services to the Eastbound Medical Centre, obtaining a planning permit for renovations and extensions to the existing medical centre on Boundary Road in Bentleigh East. The approved works when completed will provide additional training rooms,...
Central Equity Land has secured a third permit in as many months at Truganina. The latest approval by Wyndham City Council is for a 254-lot residential subdivision, known as 'Highgrange', on land in the north east of the Truganina South...