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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.

Tags: garden requirements, GRZ, height requirements, RGZ, zone changes

Regular readers may recall previous discussions that highlighted Kantor v Murrindindi Shire Council (1997) 18 AATR 285 as the lead case setting out relevant considerations for applicants seeking to extend a planning permit (prior to commencement of works).

Tags: Kantor test, permit extension, planning policy, zone changes