Updated Planning Regulations
Over the past 9 months or so the Victorian State Government has been undertaking a review of the Planning & Environment Regulations 2005.
Over the past 9 months or so the Victorian State Government has been undertaking a review of the Planning & Environment Regulations 2005.
In the May 2013 edition Clause:1 provided an update on the changes to planning legislation outlined in the Planning and Environment Amendment (General) Act 2013. The Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (DTPLI) has recently called for comments on the proposed Planning and Environment Amendment Regulations 2013. Most of the proposed Regulations are related to reforms in the General Act that will commence on 28 October 2013. This article summarises the proposed changes to the Regulations which are likely to be of particular interest to BDAV readers.
The Premier Denis Napthine recently announced the merging of the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) with the Department of Transport (DOT) on July 1, 2013.