Practical advice for Melbourne property developers. Council guides, planning updates, ROI strategies, and lessons from 210+ projects across Melbourne.
Dual Occupancy
Amendment VC282 introduces a deemed-to-comply framework under Clause 54, updating setbacks, site coverage, and open space rules for small lots...
Zones & Overlays
Understand Melbourne's Green Wedge Zone (GWZ and GWAZ) planning rules, permitted uses, subdivision restrictions, and overlay controls. Practical guidance for...
Planning
Understand Melbourne's planning permit process from permit triggers and ResCode compliance through to VCAT review criteria. A practical guide for...
Planning
Learn how objector numbers affect your planning permit application in Victoria under the Social Effects Assessment framework. Covers the 2025-2026...
Zones & Overlays
Neighbourhood Character Overlay can significantly affect planning permit outcomes across Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Learn how NCO schedules work across Boroondara,...
Planning
Clause 58 sets mandatory and discretionary design standards for 5+ storey apartment developments in Melbourne. This guide covers apartment sizes,...
Dual Occupancy
The updated Victorian planning scheme provisions for small second dwellings introduce new size thresholds, permit exemption pathways, and transitional rules...
Government Update
Understand the key Victorian planning provisions shaping residential development in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs. This guide covers residential zones, ResCode standards,...
Dual Occupancy
Considering a dual occupancy in Hawthorn? Hawthorn sits inside Boroondara — one of Victoria's strictest councils — but dual occupancy...
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