‘Townhouse capital of Australia’: A llan’s bid to fast-track planning permits

Email The Allan government is set to turbocharge the approval of duplexes, townhouses and low-rise apartments, while neighbours will be stripped of third-party appeals at VCAT. This is how the new scheme will work.

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