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You may have read about The Eden Project in the UK. It has involved the transformation of a disused quarry in Cornwall into a space of giant plastic domes that house tropical rainforests. It has been an ecotourism success since...
Melbourne Council is refreshing its Transport Strategy for 2019. The number of people in the city each day is set to grow from 911,000 to 1.4 million in less than two decades. The key pedestrian elements in the draft 10-year...
Collie recently assisted ID Land in obtaining town planning approval for the development of the Truganina Local Town Centre (TLTC) in Elements, Truganina. The TLTC will be located on the west side of Woods Road, to the north of the...
What a beautiful island is Sicily - from its green (in April at least) rural areas... to its stunning mountain-top villages and towns. These are examples of historic fortified towns and a history that goes back to who knows when. ...
Moreland City Council have announced they will be removing minimum off-street parking requirements for all residential and commercial developments in some locations. These locations are all well serviced by public transport. This bold change is hoping to achieve a greener...
Collie recently assisted the client in obtaining town planning approval for the development of a four-storey apartment building in Bent Street, Bentleigh. Collie worked closely with the architect and client in advising on the built form requirements in order to...
Collie assisted Stockland in obtaining town planning approval at 'Highlands' in Craigieburn for the subdivision of land known as 'Subdivision Plan 19' (SP19). SP19 will be the newest addition to this extensive and successful Stockland development. The approved subdivision (layout...
In Australia, transport tunnel projects are still newsworthy especially where they have a wider purpose. In Norway things are a bit different with rail and road tunnels being commonplace but nevertheless, often engineering marvels - but in fjord / mountain...
Collie has assisted two clients with planning advice on projects in New South Wales. The first project was a residential development in Exeter, south of Sydney in the Southern Highlands. The project involved a development application that resulted subsequently in...
Readers of the Collie newsfeed will note that in December 2017 the Victorian State Government gazetted a change to the Victorian Planning Provisions which introduced Amendment VC140, which updated the Planning Policy Frameworks to provide a greater focus on bushfire...