Readers of the Collie newsfeed may recall a recent article in which we discussed planning scheme amendment VC193, which introduced a planning permit exemption for venues to serve food and drinks in adjoining outdoor spaces beyond the venue itself, such...
Collie was engaged by PDS Group and recently assisted in obtaining a town planning permit for a gym located at the Tarneit Gardens Shopping Centre. The gym will be contained within a 450 square metres building, will operate 24 hours,...
A Collie news article last month noted that the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) has prepared new draft guidelines for precinct structure planning in Melbourne Greenfields, with exhibition to the public and a call for submissions recently concluding. Collie lodged a...
Collie was pleased to assist the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with an expansion of its existing (see below) church facility in Wantirna South. The Collie role on the project was to advise on the quickest path for...
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...