Tag: planning
Altona North school site tipped for housing
Plans are afoot for a former Altona North school site to be redeveloped in to 127 townhouses up to three storeys high.
The state government’s...
New Aitken Street bid rejected
Hobsons Bay council has rejected plans for a four-storey, 27-dwelling apartment block at 27 Aitken Street in Williamstown.
Aitken Properties Pty Ltd had applied to...
Newport childcare hub wins VCAT nod
A two-storey childcare centre in the midst of residential homes has been approved on appeal to the state’s planning tribunal.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative...
Spotswood developer wins five year battle
A developer has gained approval for a five-storey apartment complex in Spotswood, after five years battling residents, Hobsons Bay council and the state’s planning...
Williamstown unit developer tries again
A new application has been lodged for a four-storey apartment block on the site of a service station opposite Williamstown Town Hall.
A previous application...
New housing estate for Williamstown North ‘an experiment’
The former Hobsons Bay Caravan Park at Williamstown North is set to become a new estate housing about 400 people over 2.175 hectares.
Hobsons Bay...
Six-storey building in Altona knocked back
Hobsons Bay council has refused to grant a permit for a six-storey development which would have been Altona’s tallest residential building.
The tallest in Altona...
Young have their say on Hobsons Bay’s future
Young children have been consulted as part of Hobsons Bay council’s projected plans for the municipality in 2030.
The children’s ideas have been compiled in...
Council wants low-density housing on school sites
Hobsons Bay council is opposing the state government’s proposal to rezone the former Altona Gate Primary School at Altona North to allow four-storey residential...
Move to sell part of Altona P-9 College site
The Department of Education and Training is proposing to sell part of the Altona P-9 College site for residential development.
On Monday, it advertised its...
Newport residents oppose new childcare centre
Hobsons Bay council has received 37 objections to a proposed three-level childcare centre at Newport.
Wilcon Projects applied to build a 112-place centre at 463-465...
VCAT allows five storeys at 501 site
A developer has won a battle against Maribyrnong council’s decision to cap a 198-unit project in Footscray at four storeys and force the inclusion...
Council makes veggie growers lose the plot
A Yarraville family is pushing for a change to Maribyrnong council guidelines after the council ordered it to tear down its nature strip vegetable...
Plans lodged for 10-storey Spotswood apartments
Plans have been lodged for the biggest residential and retail development in Spotswood’s history.
Consulting firm Urbis has lodged an application with Hobsons Bay council...
Altona development goes back to drawing board
A developer has applied to build a five storey apartment block in Altona after its previous plan for a seven storey building was rejected...