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The Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Act 2026 makes changes to the Planning and Environment Act 1987. It gained Royal assent on 17 February 2026 but will come into force on different dates (3 June 2026, 3 August 2026...
Collie continues to assist clients with their new residential community developments in growth areas. A regular input in this assistance is the preparation of approved building envelopes (ABE) / related memoranda of common provisions (MCP). The ABE / MCP contain...
Collie continues to provide planning services to ID Land and its new Next Living residential village project, having recently assisted in obtaining planning approval for its new community in Gisborne. This approval was issued alongside the other recent approvals at...
You may recall that Collie assisted Coles in obtaining planning approval in the form of a planning permit for a new neighbourhood activity centre development in Warragul. The approved development will form part of the larger future Lillico Neighbourhood Activity...
Collie recently assisted Louis Vuitton in obtaining the relevant planning approvals for its proposed new store located in a ground floor tenancy along Russell Street in the Melbourne CBD. The new store is located two blocks south of the existing...
Since the issue of the permit in late 2022 for the 'Wattle Park' masterplanned community situated along the Werribee River in Tarneit, Collie has continued to provide post-permit planning assistance to Stockland. (Source: Stockland) Most recently, Collie assisted in the...
On 20 April 2026, amendment VC307 came into operation under all planning schemes in Victoria. VC307 increases the development cost threshold of planning permit applications for buildings and works that are eligible for processing on the speedier VicSmart assessment pathway. ...
Further to the recent news that the amended Gisborne Area 1 Development Plan (GA1DP) at Ross Watt Road in Gisborne was approved in response to VCAT orders, the planning permit for the subdivision of 'Permit Area 2' has also been...
Collie recently assisted the client in obtaining planning approval for the redevelopment of an existing warehouse building on Newmarket Street in Flemington for a mixed use warehouse and hospitality venue. The site, currently used entirely as a warehouse and on-line...
Collie assisted Stockland with obtaining planning approval for the residential subdivision of land within the Craigieburn Precinct Structure Plan area. The approved subdivision, known as 'Development Plan 43', represents another expansion to its award winning 'Highlands' masterplanned community. The approved...