Planning
CBD towers emerge and head skywards
March is generally the month when things begin to kick into gear as Melbourne gears up for another month full of events such as Moomba, the Formula One Grand Prix and the beginning of the AFL season.
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A big year in CBD planning is coming up
Welcome to 2016 and my favourite time of the year when the sun is out and the city is abuzz with activity as the Australian Open rolls through town.
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Seeking Ministerial waiver
One of the biggest tests to Planning Minister Richard Wynne’s interim planning controls will be CBUS Property’s CCTV-inspired building for 447 Collins St designed by Woods Bagot and SHoP architects.
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Council is where the action is
With the industry still coming to terms with the new planning controls within the central city the spate of applications has subsided somewha
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Safer tram barriers
Local police are happy with revised tram stop barriers similar to one which almost claimed the life of an officer earlier this year.
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Interim planning controls
Chief amongst planning news in an otherwise quiet period within the CBD is the introduction of the Victorian Government’s new interim planning controls for the CBD and parts of Southbank – Amendment C262 to the Melbourne Planning Scheme.
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Convenience stores mirror growth
The burgeoning number of convenience stores in the CBD is a visible indication of the city’s massive residential population growth.
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Thumbs up for planning reforms
Back then, former planning minister “Mr Skyscraper” Matthew Guy was earning the ire of academics, architects, planners, councillors and CBD residents for his apparent unrestrained approach.
Read MoreNew towers take form
August has been one of the more quiet months in terms of planning applications in Melbourne, yet construction continues on a number of large scale apartment developments at a steady pace, with a concentration of buildings in the north CBD quadrant, centred in and around Elizabeth St, beginning to rise out of the ground.
Read MoreA big month in planning
Another month and another slew of planning applications have made their way on to Urban Melbourne’s radar – most notably 200m+ towers at 293-303 LaTrobe St and 350 Queen St.
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