Victorian planning applications "called in" by Spring St

Veneto Club: Rob Maclellan called in an extension of the Veneto Club on the floodplains in Bulleen in 1996 after both Manningham and Banyule Council rejected the proposal. Then Liberal-appointed Banyule commissioner John Pizzey called the decision "a disgrace".

Crib Point facility: Justin Madden called in the application, for a bitumen storage facility at Crib Point on the Mornington Peninsula, from VCAT following a number of concerns raised about appropriateness and impact of the proposal and a request by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

East Beach, Port Fairy: has been called in by the Planning Minister Justin Madden on the grounds it raises policy issues that need to be closely examined. “The Minister for Environment and Climate Change has written to me expressing concern regarding the proposed subdivision and of the site's vulnerability to coastal erosion processes and flooding from the Moyne River,” Mr Madden said. “After examining the case, I agree this application requires serious consideration."

Darebin Creek trail: Parks Victoria grasped the nettle and ‘called in' the planning process for the Darebin Bridge and associate trials. The permits were considered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and in 2009 approved the issuing of permits for the Lower Darebin Trail and associated bridge over the Yarra.

Keysborough Golf course: Robert Hulls, called in a planning application for a golf course and accommodation development in a green wedge zone in Keysborough. Mr Hulls said the application for a planning permit to build an 18-hole golf course, function centre and 394 accommodation units in a protected green wedge area raised serious state planning issues. The council refused the application for a planning permit in October 2005 on environmental, buffer and landscape grounds. The proposed development was inconsistent with the State Government's Melbourne 2030 blueprint, and state and local planning policy. In December 2006 the council wrote to Mr Hulls, asking that he call in the application from VCAT.

Residential apartments at Northcote Plaza: the decision of planning minister Hulls in 2005 to overturn a decision by Darebin Council, that would have delayed the development, attracted public protest. The council knew that supporting the development would have attracted the ire of Northcote's vocal elite but realising that issuing a permit with conditions would be the only way to achieve a positive outcome for the local community. This matter was taken out of their hands by Minister Hulls, when he 'called in' both a local planning scheme amendment and the development application itself, approving both in 2005.