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One thing we hear about a lot is the need for more certainty in our planning system. The Victorian planning system is undergoing some of the biggest changes in over 20 years, in response to national and state pressures to enable the delivery of more well-located housing and to provide more certainty for developers and communities. The Victorian Government is favouring ‘deemed-to-comply’ height and setback controls in proposed changes to Rescode and Activity Centres. Would the widespread use of density controls, such as Floor Area Ratio (FAR), be a better way to achieve well-designed and context specific buildings and neighbourhoods? Would this provide more certainty? What do planners, urban designers, economists and developers think? Come join us for this important discussion to find out.

This event is in presented in partnership with Urban Design Forum.

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Speaker:

Kris Daff
Managing Director, Assemble​​​​​​

As Managing Director of Assemble and Make Ventures (MAKE), Kris Daff has over 20 years of experience as a leader in Australia’s property development industry, community housing sector and real estate markets. Kris imparts extensive experience in financial structuring across all industry sectors with a focus on residential development.

Leanne Hodyl
Managing Director, Hodyl & Co

Leanne Hodyl is an established industry leader with 20 years of experience leading urban policy and design projects critical to the future development of Australian cities. Leanne was a key contributor to the Central Melbourne Built Form Review which re-introduced density controls into the central city and has successfully implemented density controls into Fishermans Bend and multiple activity centres.

Andrew Spencer
Senior Associate, SGS Economics and Planning

Andrew Spencer is a Senior Associate at SGS Economics and Planning with expertise spans planning, urban design and urban economics. Andrew has managed many high impact projects - from analysing apartment design standards for the state government to conducting employment land studies for local councils and working with industry associations to identify issues affecting infill supply.