by adminmlt | May 13, 2026 | Articles
With basement construction costs now exceeding $85,000 per bay in 2026, over-providing parking based on generic Council rates is a financial liability. You’ve likely encountered a Council RFI demanding more spaces than your site can accommodate, even when data...
by adminmlt | May 12, 2026 | Articles
A Council traffic refusal is rarely the final word on your development application. It is often just the start of a technical debate that local authorities are frequently unprepared to win. You likely feel the frustration of a project stalled by subjective objections,...
by adminmlt | May 12, 2026 | Articles
With road fatalities in Australia increasing by 7.8 percent to 1,286 deaths in the year ending March 2026, council scrutiny of new developments has reached an all-time high. You likely recognize that a development application’s success hinges on more than just...
by adminmlt | May 12, 2026 | Articles
With basement construction costs exceeding $85,000 per bay in 2026, a single miscalculated parking space can derail your project’s financial feasibility. Since the introduction of Amendment VC277 on December 18, 2025, Clause 52.06 has moved to a complex PTAL...
by adminmlt | May 11, 2026 | Articles
A single Request for Further Information (RFI) regarding intersection capacity can stall your development for 4 to 6 months. At May 2026 interest rates, this delay often costs developers more than $20,000 in holding costs alone. Navigating council traffic objections...
by adminmlt | May 11, 2026 | Articles
Is a single Request for Further Information (RFI) worth $21,000 in holding costs and a 60-day project delay? In 2026, developers frequently face these setbacks when Heavy Rigid Vehicle (HRV) Access designs fail to meet the strict technical standards of AS 2890.2:2018....
