Planning
It’s all about apartments
This month’s column sees me taking over the reins from my Urban Melbourne compatriot, Alastair Taylor and so I thought it would be apt to pick up from where he left off last month.
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Bid for market heritage listing
Melbourne’s iconic Queen Victoria Market (QVM) will be considered for Australia’s National Heritage List as part of the City of Melbourne’s $250 million QVM renewal project.
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New tower design is more acceptable
Chief amongst planning news in the CBD in May was the unveiling of a new design for 212-222 LaTrobe St.
Read MoreGathering speed
In mid-March it was announced that Kuala Lumpur-based developer UEM Sunrise had chosen Probuild as its preferred builder for Aurora Melbourne Central.
Read MoreLet’s talk about density
On Monday, February 9 the commercial broadcast media was all fired up with sensationalist headlines and shallow reporting on the release of a report which sought to “investigate planning policies that deliver positive social outcomes in hyper-dense, high-rise residential environments”.
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Councillors compromise on housing strategy
After more than eight years of talking about it, the City of Melbourne has a housing strategy but no one, it appears, is very happy with it.
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Riding roughshod over the law
The clippity clop of hooves on CBD streets is soothing to most but is increasingly annoying to the City of Melbourne.
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High hopes for the ‘other’ east-west link
Proponents of the Melbourne B1 Veloway are confident that the new State Government will accept their novel idea to separate cyclists from CBD motorists and pedestrians.
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Call for plan for the central city
Some order may come to the apparent planning chaos within the CBD if City of Melbourne planning chair Cr Ken Ong has his way.
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Parking has peaked in CBD
Car parking has peaked in central Melbourne and is now in decline.
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Nicholas Building on the market
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