At a recent Future Melbourne Committee meeting, a proposed amendment to the Melbourne Planning Scheme was approved to be prepared and exhibited. The proposed amendment, known as the Draft City Spatial Plan (CSP), proposes an update to the Municipal Planning...
Collie has been assisting the client with various subdivision permit applications in Wandong, Victoria. The latest relates to an amended planning permit issued this week, which varied a road proposal from rural to urban standard and changed its alignment, redesigned...
Last month the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) intervened in the sale and supply of gas across the country to ensure particularly that southeastern Australia domestic gas supply would continue to be available to meet demand. Just days later, the...
The client, who specialises in selling automotive parts and accessories, was considering new sites and their appropriateness for the proposed use. The first site was in the City of Stirling and covered by the Mixed Business Zone. The proposed use...
Back in mid-2021, Collie assisted ID_Land in obtaining town planning approval for a new residential masterplanned community known as 'The Reserve'. The Reserve is located in the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth area, approximately 6 kilometres south of the Geelong CBD....
Collie worked with Palm Lake Works to obtain town planning approval for a new lifestyle community in Paynesville within the Municipality of East Gippsland. As part of our role on the project, we reviewed the conditions of the existing planning...
LOT SIZES ARE SHRINKING The Victorian Planning Authority is proposing changes to Type A and Type B of the Small Lot Housing Code (SLHC) as well as the creation of a new SLHC Type C and Type C2. The SLHC...
APPROVED BUILDING ENVELOPES FOR MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING Collie recently assisted the client in obtaining the subdivision permit for the M6 site, which forms part of the Aurora development in Wollert to the north of Melbourne. This subdivision comprises 89 lots...
Collie is providing town planning advice to the new owner of the previous Alliance Francais heritage site and buildings ('Eildon') at 51 Grey Street St Kilda. The lead consultant is Simon Greenwood Architects. Originally built in the mid-19th century as...
The recent amendment VC216 to Victorian planning schemes supports environmentally sustainable development (ESD) by incorporating stronger language aimed at mitigating climate change and promoting more intense environmental protection. Notable are changes to clause 15 (built environment and heritage) in which...