Councils have 60 statutory days to decide on planning permit applications. But what are statutory days? What happens when the time is up? How do we know when 60 days has passed?
There were 76 published decisions of the Tribunal from the Planning and Environment List in the month of May, including one related to the redevelopment of Northcote Plaza which The Age reported on with a headline of “Fury in Northcote over ‘bare minimum’ of social housing for rebuilt plaza”.
As a homeowner or a renter you might find yourself involved in a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) review. The Planning and Environment Act 1987 (the ACT) gives you the ability to review a town planning application to VCAT in certain circumstances.
There were 42 published decisions of the Tribunal from the Planning and Environment List in the month of April, including the Red Dot decision of
Our planet is facing an environmental crisis that many view as an existential risk to humanity. The scientific consensus is that this threat is entirely of our own making but that actions to reverse anthropogenic climate change are still within our grasp.
Do you need to amend your permit or endorsed plans? Permits and endorsed plans can be amended via secondary consent or via a section 72 Amendment but which process is right for your application?
This is an interesting VCAT analysis of the validity of a planning permit condition and concepts of reasonableness and enforcement.
If you are a planner or lawyer and are interested in the drafting of permit conditions – read on!
At some point in time you may find yourself owning a property that is affected by the Heritage Overlay or is about to become affected by the Heritage Overlay. The prospect of this may put forward the question ‘What changes can be made to a dwelling in a Heritage Overlay without a planning permit?’. Hint: Demolition is not one of those things!
We were very pleased to see the gazettal of Amendment VC186 last week. It is another big milestone for DELWP’s Smart Planning Program and an important step towards improved housing outcomes.
Landowners will be familiar with councils wanting to reduce the size and scale or a development. But what happens when they refuse it because they think it’s not big enough?
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