_Windfall Tax
The Victorian State Government has introduced a new windfall gains tax that will be applied to land rezoned by a planning scheme decision made on or after July 2023, where the decision results in an increase in the value of...
_News
_Melbourne Airport Spreads its Wings
The Melbourne Airport Masterplan 2018 has been approved by the federal government and as a result, the Melbourne Airport Environs Overlay (MAEO) mapping in the planning schemes has been amended (see Planning Scheme Amendment VC173) to protect the future four...
_FIRE RESCUE VICTORIA DUE DILLIGENCE
Collie is pleased to have assisted Fire Rescue Victoria recently in providing town planning due diligence advice to inform its potential purchase of a site for the purpose of a new fire station in the northern growth corridor of metropolitan...
_FARM-WORK MADE MORE ACCOMMODATING
Recent changes have been made to the Victorian Planning Provisions by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in order to exempt accommodation that is purpose built for rural workers from requiring a planning permit subject to no more...
_Warehouse Extension in Notting Hill
Collie recently assisted the client in providing town planning services in relation to an extension of an existing warehouse and associated reduction in car parking requirements for a site in the Notting Hill industrial area. Collie worked closely with the...
_Werribee Township Regional Park
As part of our ongoing planning role on The Grove, Collie provided town planning services on behalf of Frasers Property Australia to assist with approval of a landscape master plan (prepared by Spiire) under a condition of the planning permit. ...
_Willow Display
Collie recently assisted ID Land in obtaining a town planning permit for a display village in Willowbank Road, Gisborne, which will assist in the continued marketing of its Willow residential master planned estate. The display village will include the following....
_RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVSION : DUE DILLIGENCE
Collie was approached to provide due diligence town planning advice to inform the potential purchase of land within the Craigieburn West urban growth corridor for the purposes of a residential masterplanned community. As part of our investigations, Collie provided detailed...
_NEW LIFESTYLE VILLAGE
Collie is pleased to have assisted the client recently with town planning investigations as part of its due diligence relating to the possible purchase of land for a lifestyle village within the Armstrong Creek urban growth area located approximately 6...
_Skyrail Excursion
In exploring the 5km exercise zone, a Collie staff member was interested to note the progress on the Skyrail works along the Upfield corridor from Coburg Station to Moreland Station. Whilst the project has been a contentious one, particularly amongst...