As the effects of climate change begin to induce more frequent and extreme weather conditions, it is imperative to make our housing and communities more resilient to these significant challenges.
Reform zoning to enable more homes to be built in climate-resilient, inner-city areas. some text
Implement the recommendations of YIMBY Melbourne's Melbourne's Missing Middle report and enable six-storey mixed-use development around all 1,922 existing fixed-rail stops.
The real climate risks of arbitrary planning rules
Remove all upper-level setback requirements for buildings less than 76 metres tall across the Victorian planning scheme.
Reform heritage protections to permit easier retrofitting, including the installation of double glazed windows, split-system heating, and solar panels.
Reform the planning system to establish a hierarchy of considerations, such that climate, housing quality, and housing supply concerns outweigh those of heritage and neighbourhood character.
Reassess all planning rules against this reformed hierarchy of considerations.
