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Victoria’s upcoming planning reforms could reshape how historic planning permits and permit conditions operate, with some potentially ceasing to have effect where a permit is no longer required. The changes raise important questions for developers, landowners and planning practitioners ahead of their anticipated commencement in 2027.
Most transactions are receiving fast clearance under Australia’s new merger regime, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) focusing scrutiny on serial acquisitions, local market consolidation and competition concerns. Early decisions reveal the key trends shaping merger reviews and approvals.
Existing lawful use of rural premises for a storage facility which is contrary to an overarching planning strategy seeking to locate such uses in urban areas significantly diminishes the strategy and weighs in favour of approval.
The Planning and Environment Court makes interim orders for the closure of a pharmacy operating from a demountable building because of alleged planning noncompliances and public safety risks.
The Planning and Environment Court confirms that the spatial scope of a character-house demolition assessment turns on the precise planning scheme benchmarks and the mapped overlay.
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