117 – The Biggest Change To Property Development In Years

Planning approvals have long been one of the biggest frustrations facing property developers.

Lengthy delays. Endless requests for information. Different planners interpreting the same rules in different ways. For many developers, obtaining a planning permit can feel like a lottery rather than a predictable process.

But is that finally starting to change?

In this episode of the Property Developer Podcast, we speak with Anthony Puma from Prestige Plans about Victoria's recent planning reforms and why they could represent one of the biggest changes to property development in years.

Anthony has worked on hundreds of development applications and has seen first-hand the challenges developers face when dealing with councils, planning departments and constantly evolving regulations.

One of the most fascinating parts of our discussion centres on two almost identical development applications submitted to the same council on neighbouring sites that received completely different responses.

We discuss:

Why planning approvals have become so difficult

The biggest frustrations developers face when dealing with councils

How recent planning reforms are changing approval timeframes

The removal of planning subjectivity and why it matters

What developers should include in a design brief