The Victorian Planning Authority has unveiled plans for three new precincts, with new homes, jobs and services slated for Melbourne’s north and east quadrants.
Planning rules in airport flight path âoutdatedâ, expert, councils say
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Planning controls in suburbs surrounding Melbourne Airport are âtoo vagueâ and have allowed homes to be built in areas that are so noisy that a flight curfew might have to be introduced.
That is what expert town planner Michael Barlow has told a public inquiry while giving evidence on behalf of the airport, warning the stateâs current planning regime ignores many suburbs that were affected by aircraft noise, creating a âmisconceptionâ about the true extent of the problem.
A plane coming in to land at Melbourne Airport.