What's in store for planning in Victoria?

What's in store for planning in Victoria?

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Mr Baillieu yesterday named his cabinet of 22 ministers, with Matthew Guy retaining his former shadow portfolio and named Minister for Planning.

The 26-page plan foreshadows audits, departmental restructuring and amendments to the urban growth boundary (UGB). It also signals the end of Melbourne's current metropolitan planning strategies, Melbourne 2030 and Melbourne @ 5 million.

A population strategy for all of Victoria will be developed with an investigation of new population corridors in regional and peri-urban municipalities. The Coalition also states that it will work with relevant municipalities to assess "logical inclusions" in Melbourne's growth boundary.

A Housing Affordability Unit is proposed to be established within the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) to provide a "whole-of-government overview to the Planning Minister about state and local government policies, legislation or procedures that could be reformed to help improve housing affordability."

limiting access to VCAT for the review of determinations for projects which are deemed to "comply substantially" with the relevant Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS); and a full review of Victoria's planning zones.

The following is an edited and condensed version of the policies and plans contained within the Liberal-National Coalition's 'Plan for Planning'. For full details please visit the Liberal Party Victoria website at <http://www.liberalvictoria.org.au/>. Alternatively, the full PDF version of the plan can be accessed directly from this link.

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