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Mar 20, 2018
Housing Development Data Released for Melbourne
The Victorian State Government recently released its Housing development data report “Housing outcomes in established Melbourne 2005 to...
May 5, 2017
What do the new residential zones mean for housing in Melbourne’s growth areas ?
The Victorian Government has introduced new garden area requirements to the General Residential Zone. These requirements apply to...
May 4, 2017
The 2017/18 Budget: will it benefit Melbourne’s growth areas?
This afternoon’s release of the 2017/18 Budget saw as always some winners and some losers. Echelon Planning has identified four key...
Mar 29, 2017
What happens when the Prairie-Dogs abandon their cubicles?
Retaining and creating spaces for the collaborative work revolution. By Mark Woodland (Director of Echelon Planning and founder of...
Mar 14, 2017
A (new?) Plan for Melbourne – Metropolitan Planning Strategy 2017
The new Plan Melbourne was released on Saturday and it has delivered what it set out to do – a refreshed, long term planning strategy for...
Mar 11, 2017
Reformed Residential Zones Announced
The Minister for Planning has today announced the results of the Government review of Victoria’s residential zones. The changes remove...
Mar 6, 2017
Faster approvals for housing in Victoria.
The Victorian government is taking on the State's housing growth challenge with gusto. Yesterday it released the long awaited housing...
Feb 20, 2017
Growing creative industries in inner-city Sydney
A Sydney Council is working with land owners and businesses to nurture the evolution of inner city Marrickville from a traditional...
Jan 9, 2017
Myth-busting some urban planning misconceptions.
A temporary cycle lane trial through Toronto strip centres An interesting article from Toronto on the economics of bike riding, building...
Oct 27, 2016
The much anticipated new Infrastructure Contribution Plan framework and rate released...
The Ministerial Direction in relation to the new ICP system has been released today. It sets standard levies for greenfield locations as...
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