_Easter Break
We wish everyone a happy Easter (plus Anzac Day) break and hope the bunny visits your household and looks after the kids. The combination of Easter, Anzac Day and school holidays suggests our BDs may be pretty quiet next week.
_News
_Townhouse and Low Rise Code: Less red Tape or More Window Dressing?
On 28 February, Collie reported on the Victorian Government new planning provisions relating to the 'Townhouse and Low-Rise Code'(TLRC). It deals with two or more dwellings on a lot and apartment buildings up to three storeys. The TLRC deemed to...
_Habitas Epping Development Approved
Development Victoria has recently gained a planning permit for subdivision and development of a near 70-lots medium density housing project off O'Herns Road in Epping. The development project sits within the south portion of the Aurora new suburb, with good...
_Subdivision Approved for Tarneit Gardens
Collie previously assisted Sim Liam-Metro (SLMC) in obtaining town planning approvals for the development of three pad sites at the Tarneit Gardens Shopping Centre which include: a Snap Fitness Gym (555 square metres), a swim school (350 square metres) as...
_RED DOT: RFI Timeframes
You may be aware of the recent VCAT Red Dot decision 210 Fussell Street Pty Ltd v Ballarat CC (Red Dot) [2025] VCAT 199 (6 March 2025) which provides further guidance on determining the timeframes for requests for further information...
_NEW STAGES ADDED FOR HIGHLANDS
Since the original planning permit for Development Plan Area 40 (DP40) in Stockland's masterplanned community ‘Highlands’ was issued in 2022, Collie continues to provide post-permit town planning assistance. More recently, Collie assisted in the preparation and submission of an application...
_Keeping Outdoor Play Areas Safe
As a result of recent traffic accidents at Auburn South Primary School and a number of childcare centres in Victoria, it has emerged that locating outdoor play areas in proximity to roads without a safety barrier presents an unacceptable risk...
_Townhouse and Low-Rise Code
This week the Victorian Government announced the expected release in April of the planning schemes amendments to incorporate the 'Townhouse and Low-Rise Code' into the Victorian planning statutory system. The announcement discusses (without all the detail on content and without...
_Lyra: Construction Underway
You may recall that Collie assisted Stockland in obtaining town planning approval in the form of an amended planning permit for the first part of its masterplanned community known as 'Lyra' in Beveridge. Since the issue of the amended permit...
_POST PERMIT CHANGES FOR TOWNHOUSES
Collie assisted the client with making modifications to the design of to two townhouses post issue of the planning permit. A redesign of one of the dwellings by the client resulted in an increase in the building footprint which meant...