Fighting Planning Appeals with Urban Planners

The city of Melbourne is proposing new zoning reforms that will greatly affect the way Melbourne residents subdivide and influence the planning application process for many urban planners and land developers. The proposed zoning reforms announced by the state government are not just limited to subdivision. They will have a great effect on town planners in all industries and the way planning applications are submitted in the future. The proposed changes are far reaching, with the deletion of nine categories of traditional land use zoning from planning schemes across every Council. There is the creation of an additional five land use zones and the amendment of 12 existing zones. The proposed reforms are so far reaching that they will undoubtedly affect your site if you are a landowner. The state government are accepting public feedback on the proposed zoning reforms until September 21^st, 2012. Now is the time to voice your opinion about the planning objections.

These reforms will affect the value of your site if they limit or prohibit any future development potential. A number of you who have residentially zoned properties have already acted on this and engaged urban planning consultants to deal with the planning objections and planning appeals.

Town planning experts are in the process of submitting planning appeals and planning objections to the State Government on the merits of the proposed zoning reforms so that your property values are protected before the government finalise the changes. You must act now to protect your property from future planning appeals.