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Planning Policy and Projects

The Department of Planning and Community Development implements projects and programs to improve and coordinate planning across Victoria.

Projects and Programs Managing Melbourne's Growth Find out about the Victorian Government's long-term planning framework for managing future growth and development, including: - Melbourne @ 5 million - Planning for all of Melbourne - Melbourne 2030 Strategy Activity Centres Find out about policy and planning for Melbourne's activity centres, structure planning, the Expert Assistance Program and the Creating Better Places program. - Activity centres overview - Structure planning - Guidelines and resources - Expert Assistance Program - Creating Better Places Central Activities Districts and Transit Cities Major initiatives helping revitalise metropolitan and regional centres, to make them economically stronger, better places to live and work. Green Wedges Information on the planning policies implemented to protect Melbourne's green wedges. Growth Area Planning Information about the planning and development of Melbourne's five major growth areas . - Delivering Melbourne's newest sustainable communities: VC55 - Amendment VC55 documents - Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution Housing Information about housing growth requirements, housing capacity assessments, Regional Housing Statements and the residential development provisions (formerly Rescode). Urban Development Program Information and analysis about the supply of and demand for residential and industrial land in Melbourne and the Geelong Region. Improving the Planning System Victoria's planning system has a long history of continuous improvement. This includes strategic review of planning policy and statutory frameworks, planning processes and the delivery of planning services. - e-Planning Roadmap - Modernising Victoria's Planning Act - Planning and subdivision fees review - Planning Permit Activity Reporting Project - Retail policy review - Residential zones review Coasts and Waterways The Victorian Government has a key role to play in managing significant areas of our coasts, our waterways and the adjacent land. Regional Policy Initiatives and policy aimed at achieving strategic change and improvement to the sustainability of Victoria's regions. - Future Farming Rural Planning Group - Rural Land Use Planning Program

Public Exhibitions & Consultations - Building Amendment Regulations RIS - Changes to the UGB - Coastal Climate Change - Documents for Inspection - Modernising Victoria's Planning Act - Ports and Environs Advisory Committee - Residential zones review - Retail policy review - UDP Residential & Industrial Forums Quick Links - Bushfire Planning and Building - Commonwealth Nation Building - Environment Assessment referrals - Melbourne Planning Maps Online - Planning Panels & Committees - Planning Services Directory - Priority Development Panel - UDP Maps Online

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