YIMBY Melbourne welcomes Plan for Victoria—now it's time to build the housing Victorians need
There's a lot to like in this new Plan. Now it's time for state and local governments to move quickly, enabling and delivering the homes that people need.
Press Release
Three key things to like in Plan for Victoria
YIMBY Melbourne notes in particular:
- Housing capacity will be measured as “realisable development”, bringing an end to deceptive and inflated zoned capacity figures
- Car parking requirements to be wound back in accessible areas, reducing unnecessary housing costs borne too long by Victorians
- Bus reform mentioned multiple times, indicating that the weak link in Melbourne’s most transport network may see improvement soon
The Plan will work if it remains outcomes-oriented
Additionally, we welcome the Department of Transport and Planning’s introduction of metrics to measure the effectiveness of the Plan for Victoria.
For too long, the planning system has lacked mechanisms for measurement and accountability, and it is a welcome change to see the system move to becoming more outcomes-oriented.
The Plan for Victoria contains a number of actionables. We look forward to seeing the planning system become more responsive to ensuring iterative change to delivering those actionables and achieving the outcomes Victorians need.
Quotes
Quotes attributable to Jonathan O’Brien, Lead Organiser
“It is great to see an ambitious Plan for Victoria emerge at the end of this process. It is now time to move beyond a Plan for Victoria and toward Homes for Victorians.”
“We look forward to seeing the Activity Centres and housing targets rolled out across the State, and for Victoria to leverage planning system reform to continue leading the nation in homebuilding.”
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