Insights

A solid 52 decisions were issued in the Planning and Environment List at VCAT for October. For our part, Glossop enjoyed another busy month of appearances either as an advocate (Hew Gerrard) or expert planning witness (John Glossop) with John also giving town planning evidence in an EES enquiry.

To coincide with the start of the Sheffield Sheild season, VCAT notched up an even half-century’s worth of decisions in the Planning and Environment List for September.

Whilst a quiet month in the Planning and Environment List at VCAT in August with only 44 decisions reported, several decisions ‘packed a punch’. For our part, Glossop enjoyed another busy month of appearances either as an advocate (Hew Gerrard) or expert planning witness (John Glossop) with Hew amongst the ‘winners’ in Whelan v Yarra CC [2024] VCAT 793, whilst Edwina Laidlaw from our office also successfully represented Stonnington Council in McNee v Stonnington CC [2024] VCAT 798.

July saw 63 reported decisions in the Planning and Environment List of VCAT.

There were 42 reported decisions in the Planning and Environment List of VCAT in June.