Carlton football fans as well as residents of the inner north, will be interested to note that the Victorian Government has gazetted changes to the Melbourne Planning Scheme, to introduce Amendment C377melb. The changes will facilitate the partial redevelopment of...
GemLife has obtained town planning approval for the sixth stage of its lifestyle village in Woodend. The latest addition to the village will comprise nineteen architecturally designed individual living units, a tennis court and pavilion as well as a large...
The Victorian State Government recently gazetted two changes to the Victorian Planning Provisions, which introduced Amendment VC169 and Amendment VC193. Amendment VC169 Amendment VC169 implements reforms relating to assisting in directing a balanced outcome for housing growth, built form and...
Collie recently assisted a client in providing due diligence town planning advice in relation to a site in the Riddells Creek town centre. Collie provided detailed town planning advice on the requirements of the Macedon Ranges Planning Scheme, previous planning...
The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) has prepared new draft guidelines for precinct structure planning in Melbourne's Greenfields. As an overall comment, the draft guidelines appear to be largely a re-badging of the previous Precinct Structure Planning (PSP) Guidelines with only...
A large parcel of land (9.6 hectares) in the ID_Land masterplanned community 'Elements' is identified by the Truganina Precinct Structure Plan as a 'potential non-government school site'. Council subsequently refused the application on the basis that the potential school site...
The first few stages of the GemLife lifestyle village in Woodend are nearing completion, with construction of the next few stages well underway. GemLife is aiming for its $11 million clubhouse to open within the next few months and Collie...
The Victorian government recently announced it will be injecting $20 million into an upgrade of Federation Square. The announcement noted that the overhaul is to include new lighting, Artists impression of Federation Square with new lighting - The Age a...
ID_Land will expand on its masterplanned community known as 'Glenlee' through the recent town planning approval of a residential subdivision (see below) comprising 322 lots. Glenlee is located within the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth area and approximately 6 kilometres to...
Collie recently assisted a client in providing town planning advice on the potential for an auto showroom on a site in Mackay, Queensland. Based on the Mackay Regional Planning Scheme and other matters, Collie was able to advise the client...