Extension of Better Apartments Design Standards
The Victorian government has published a discussion paper proposing additional standards to include in its existing Better Apartments Design Standards….
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The importance of strategic direction in planning schemes
A recent Planning Panels Victoria report, Moira C88 (PSA) [2019] PPV 34 (3 June 2019), has highlighted the need for…
Queensland Government requires full compliance with PFAS Policy
As discussed in our recent PFAS update on 20 March 2019, Per and Poly-Fluroalkyl Substances (PFAS) present an increasing risk…
The next stage: SA Planning Reform
It is eve of the next stage of the SA Planning Reform: we are expecting the release of the new…
VCAT provides guidance about a Council's role in the planning scheme amendment process
In the recent decision of Danaher v Whittlesea CC [2019] VCAT 552, the Tribunal held that Whittlesea City Council had…
SA Planning Commission offers greater clarity on Heritage and Character
Shortly after the Environment, Resources and Development Committee (ERDC) published its 1st Report on the Heritage Inquiry on 30 April…