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Simplify & fast-track planning decisions
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Victoria’s planning system is among the slowest and most expensive in the nation — over 7 months and $20,000 for an average new home approval, compared to under 4 months and $4,000 in South Australia. Some recent reforms have been positive, but others — like canopy tree provisions and restrictive Great Design Fast Track criteria — have created new barriers.
HIA calls on the incoming state government to:
Publish revised guidelines for urban vegetation, providing flexibility for a range of planting types suited to different land sizes.
Revise qualifying criteria for the Great Design Fast Track and Future Homes programs to expand accessibility and meaningful development.
Revise rooftop solar energy objectives to allow installations to respond flexibly to building design requirements.
Review and revise cultural heritage and heritage processes to unlock development potential, reduce planning uncertainty, and improve affordability.