General News
3 September, 2023
$45 million year for new building permits
NEW building permits for works valued at more than $45 million were issued by Loddon Shire in 2022-2023. Manager development and compliance Glenn Harvey told councillors last week the final quarter had seen 40 permits issued for the quarter valued...
NEW building permits for works valued at more than $45 million were issued by Loddon Shire in 2022-2023.
Manager development and compliance Glenn Harvey told councillors last week the final quarter had seen 40 permits issued for the quarter valued at $15,006,840.
He said a total of 133 permits had been issued for the financial year.
Mr Harvey said there had been two new compliance actions for the quarter for building works without a permit.
“Whilst new issues requiring enforcement are identified regularly, it is also noted there are some long-standing enforcement activities that are ongoing,” he said.
“The time spent on individual items can be significant particularly when it requires escalation to court. Council officers work to try to resolve matters without legal intervention.”
Statutory planning co-ordinator Louise Johnston reported to councillors that all planning permit applications last quarter were assessed and issued within the statutory timeframes.
“In addition, the average processing days for council to make a determination on applications is 34 days, well below the rural average of 114 days, a great result for the applicants, council and its planning team,” she said.
Council received 22 planning permit applications for the quarter.
Among applications approved were for a storage shed at Boort’s Yung, Balug Keeping Place museum, for use of the land to excavate and detect gold under the code of practice for low impact mining at Woolshed Flat, for Coliban Water’s pipeline and tanks works at Mitiamo Basin and to Parks Victoria to removal native vegetation as part of plans to replace the stock water supply to the Mitiamo pipeline scheme within Terrick Terrick National Park.