The Victorian Government has introduced the most significant changes to Victoria’s planning zones since the introduction of the standardised Victorian Planning Provisions (VPP) over a decade ago. The new zones are expected to significantly change the residential development landscape across Victoria. The following article looks at the new General Residential Zone […]
The issue of “over-development” is often tendered in objection to planning permit applications. Such a concern usually relates to the perceived inability of a site to accommodate the scale of the development proposed.
In mid April 2017 the State Government made sweeping changes to the residential zones across Victoria. The changes are widely speculated to be an attempt to redress some of the imbalance that resulted from the over implementation of the Neighbourhood Residential Zone (and other restrictive controls), with little or no scrutiny, after the 2013-14 adoption of the, then, new residential zones.
In the August 2012 issue of BDAV magazine we reported on the proposed Residential zone changes put forward by the Department of Planning and Community Development.
Planning Minister Matthew Guy has announced the State Government’s intention to make the most significant changes to Victoria’s planning zones since the introduction of the standardised Victorian Planning Provisions (VPPs) over a decade ago.
