Victoria eyeing fast-track housing applications

According to The Australian Financial Review, Victoria is considering a fast-track planning system to boost the pace of new housing development, as part of a comprehensive housing package the state is due to unveil this month, Premier Daniel Andrews says.
Speaking at the launch of a $210 million mixed-tenure housing project in inner-suburban Melbourne’s Kensington recently, Mr Andrews declined to say whether the reforms would curb local councils’ powers, but said he wanted to speed up approvals processes.
“What we’re keen to do is to make sure that things that have been lying around, applications that have been lying around for way too long, get dealt with, and that applications that haven’t even been submitted yet, if they meet criteria, if they are high quality, and they have an eye to affordability, then they should be approved as fast as possible,” Mr Andrews said.

https://www.afr.com/property/residential/victoria-eyeing-fast-track-housing-applications-daniel-andrews-says-20230914-p5e4oa