Insights

A busier month for decisions in the Planning and Environment List in March with 61 reported decisions. While there were no ‘red dot’ decisions there were several of interest including:

February fell one short of a half century with 49 reported decisions in the Planning and Environment List. Decisions of interest this month included:

The beginning of 2024 saw 48 reported decisions in the Planning and Environment List. This included the Red Dot decision of Eddy v Yarra CC (Red Dot) [2024] VCAT 2 which considered an objector appeal where an amendment to the planning scheme had been approved before the application for review was lodged and which meant planning permission was no longer required. The Tribunal held that the application for review was now misconceived and a ‘bundle of rights’ did not exist.

In November there were 49 published decisions of the Tribunal in the Planning and Environment List representing a continuing of the recent trend of a smaller number of published decisions.