Orphanage apartment project tests suburban planning laws and our appetite for change
- Posted on August 3, 2026
- By The Age
- 1 Views
- 1 min read
In brief
Generating AI summary…
Orphanage apartment project tests suburban planning laws and our appetite for change
Converting a historic orphanage in Surrey Hills to housing would be “unlawful” for a council to approve, but it’s a test case for the state government’s appetite to back medium and high-rise developments outside designated activity centres.