Interesting situation we came across recently in a street in Yarraville, a suburb west of but close to the centre of Melbourne, Victoria. You will note in the images that part of a standard width footpath has been line-marked for...
Collie previously assisted a client with various subdivision permit applications in Wandong, Victoria. A new permit has now been obtained in the same area just south of the town but within the township area. Issues addressed as part of the...
Late last week, the Victorian Ministers for Energy and Planning announced that gas connections to new homes would be banned from January 2024 in an effort to reduce emissions and work towards meeting a net zero goal by 2045. The...
You may recall that Collie recently assisted Stockland in obtaining a planning permit for its proposed 'Halycon Horizon' residential village and a display village centre and signage, associated with the sale of dwellings at the village, on Horseshoe Bend Road...
The Gisborne Area 1 Development Plan (GA1DP) at Ross Watt Road in Gisborne has recently been approved in response to a VCAT order. The site is covered by a Development Plan Overlay that requires a development plan to be submitted...
While not necessarily a new issue, overshadowing by development proposals of solar panels on the roof of existing dwellings continues to be a contentious issue. As an example, Collie has recently been involved on a project where a neighbour...
Further to our involvement on the Aurora Business Park project on behalf of Development Victoria, Collie has also recently assisted in obtaining town planning approval for a three-lot subdivision in Whittlesea. The approved subdivision will allow for the creation of...
In Victoria, areas identified to be affected by bushfire risk are typically designated within a bushfire prone area (BPA) and areas subject to a higher level of risk are affected by a bushfire management overlay (BMO). The designation of a...
Collie previously assisted Sim Lian-Metro Capital in obtaining town planning approval for the development of a pad site at the Tarneit Gardens Shopping Centre with a Snap Fitness Gym (450 square metres). More recently Collie was pleased to assist SLMC...
Collie assisted recently with a planning permit application for a four-lot rural subdivision with each lot greater than 40 hectares. The subject land is in the Gisborne area in a rural conservation zone under the Macedon Ranges Planning Scheme, is...