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Yesterday, Planning Minister Richard Wynne gazetted the Ministerial Direction on the Preparation and Content of Infrastructure Contributions Plans and introduced the Infrastructure Contributions Plan (ICP) Guidelines. The ICP Guidelines establishes a new development levy system applying to greenfield growth areas...
Last Wednesday at a Property Council of Australia lunch in Victoria, there was a hotly contested debate involving the four prospective candidates for the next Lord Mayor of Melbourne. The incumbent Robert Doyle presented along with Olivia Ball, Ken Ong...
Planning permit applications will now be subject to the new Planning and Environment (Fees) Regulations, which came into effect on 13 October 2016. As highlighted previously by Collie, the new regulations represent some notable and in some cases substantial fee...
Footy fever is alive in Melbourne this weekend with all the fun and entertainment surrounding the AFL Grand Final on Saturday. Can the Sons of the West win their first flag in 55 years or will the Swans fly away...
Back in February 2016 Collie assisted with obtaining a planning permit for a large medical centre in Highlands, Craigieburn. Collie was then engaged by the future operator of the medical centre, Primary Health Care, to assist with obtaining town planning...
Collie recently assisted Stockland in obtaining planning approval for 'Townside' - a medium density development that will comprise 198 double-storey townhouses in Highlands, Craigieburn. Townside has an extensive frontage to Aitken Boulevard (to the east) being a key north-south arterial...
Collie has assisted Places Victoria in obtaining a planning permit for the subdivision of a further stage (stage 44) of Jacksons Hill, just south of Sunbury. This stage forms one part of a multi-staged project in Sunbury, Victoria. The stage...
Earlier this week Collie staff members attended a VPELA seminar that focused on the Better Apartments Draft Design Standards that were released recently by the Minister for Planning. Four guest speakers with different areas of expertise and from a range...
After decades in the wilderness it is interesting to see in more recent times the re-emergence of timber in building construction. Advances in technology have created the opportunity for medium-rise buildings to be constructed out of timber and its use...
Collie assisted Stockland with its town planning approval for the subdivision of land known as 'Subdivision Plan 20b' (SP20b). SP20b will be the newest addition to the successful 'Highlands' development in Craigieburn. The approved development (layout below), will comprise over...