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  • prime_factor@aussie.zonetoMelbourne@aussie.zone•Victoria expected to fast-track major development applications and introduce new rental protections
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    10 months ago

    I blame both NIMBY’s and Developers equally, and we need a multi-faceted solution.

    VCAT overturning a councils rejection means that the development was legal in the first place. However as the developer has to spend time and money defending their case, the incentives to build at higher densities are reduced. We do need to look at ways of reducing this burden on medium density developments, so that their construction is made financially viable.

    However developers are also scum, who are guilty of landbanking and drip feeding. I would be more than happy if a Gas Resource Permit style “Move it or lose it” clause was put on development applications. To avoid speculation on the gas market, if you make a new discovery, but don’t extract it in a reasonable time, then the government will force a sale to someone who can.

    Ideally I would also like a switch to Japanese style planning, where there’s strict rules on overshadowing (you can’t overshadow without consent). But if you own the land, you can build anything residential you want.

    Developments like the one that overshadowed backyards in Brunswick are blocked under Japanese planning laws. However density and non-cookie cutter architectural styles are encouraged by the fact that your only limitation is what you overshadow.