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Liveable Victoria, the umbrella group which Save Armadale supports, met recently with three Liberal parliamentarians, including David Southwick, the shadow minister for planning, Georgie Crozier and John Pesutto. The Liberal Party confirmed its intention to repeal the changes introduced by the Activity Centre Program as soon as possible, if elected to Government. The previous zoning and heights would be restored. Planning for housing growth will be returned to local counc

Save Armadale has prepared a short guide to the new zones in the activity centres around Toorak and Armadale stations (item 1 on the Resources Page) to be read with the government maps (Item 4 on the Resources page). The guide explains height limits applicable to each zone, the effect of a heritage overlay, the Built Form Overlay (Core only), and the Deemed to Comply Rules (all zones). It also covers the curtailment of rights of objection and appeal to VCAT and what rights r

https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/guides-and-resources/strategies-and-initiatives/train-and-tram-zone-activity-centres/hawksburn-cluster/armadale Properties in the areas on the maps coloured light purple - development up to four storeys (block size 1,000 sq m or greater) or three storeys (block size >1,000 sq m). Properties in the areas on the maps coloured darker purple - development up to six storeys (block size 1,000 sq m or greater) or four storeys (block size >1,000 sq m).