Planning
Looking forward to 2019
As 2018 draws to a close and the construction industry takes a well-deserved breather over the Christmas New Year break, several projects look set to kick start in one form or another in 2019.
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Things are heating up
With the scent of spring well and truly in the air and the promise of summer just around the corner, things are heating up on the construction and development front.
Read MorePrecinct under threat
The Little Bourke / Hardware Lane precinct has developed as one of the most lively and busy areas of the CBD, an oasis of low pedestrian scale, historic buildings, that has become an attractive location for cafes, bars, shops, businesses and homes.
Read MoreStudy adoption huge win for heritage
After almost a decade of heritage groups calling for a comprehensive review of heritage in the CBD, council voted last month to put forward the first part of its Hoddle Grid Heritage Review, which will see more than 64 new heritage listings recommended to the Minister of Planning.
Read MoreA big month in construction
It has been a big month on the construction front, with a number of projects achieving key milestones across the CBD.
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Heritage gaps on the radar
Across the city, gaps in heritage studies have seen a number of character-filled and historic buildings face the wrecking ball.
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A look at three CBD projects
In an otherwise-slow news month on the planning front, we take a look at three projects at various stages of their development cycles.
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Restoration of a sign of the times
Readers may have recently noticed scaffolding coming down from the former Herald and Weekly Times building on Flinders St, completing months of paintstaking restoration on one of our most iconic heritage buildings.
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Smooth sailing for CBD development
July has been a relatively quiet month within the Melbourne CBD from a planning and development perspective aside from projects already under construction.
Read MorePlanning rules target corner buildings
In June, the last CBD pub that didn’t have heritage protection, the 1925 Metropolitan Hotel on the corner of William St and Little Lonsdale, became the latest place threatened by the little-known ‘”80m on corners” rule.
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Community invited to have their say on Queen Victoria Market’s “people’s park”
Homelessness as an election issue
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