Victorian premier vows to scrap ‘old-fashioned Nimby’ planning laws, fast-track homes and curb rights to object
by Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#7123S)
Jacinta Allan says reforms would see housing permit-approval times slashed and generate more than $900m in construction activity each year
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The Victorian government has announced the biggest overhaul of the state's planning laws in a decade, in a bid to slash approval times to just 10 days for stand-alone homes while limiting rights of appeal to neighbours only.
The premier, Jacinta Allan, and the planning minister, Sonya Kilkenny, on Tuesday said amendments to the Planning and Environment Act 1987 would generate more than $900m in construction activity each year.
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