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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Premier plans to make Victoria the ‘townhouse capital’ of Australia in bid to help millennials own homes

A realestate sold sign is erected in the front garden of a complex of townhouses
Premier Jacinta Allan says a suburban townhouse is ‘the achievable dream for the modern millennial’. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

Victorians could be able to build two homes on a lot without a permit under a planning reform that Jacinta Allan says will make her state the “townhouse capital” of the nation.

Speaking at a Melbourne Press Club event on Thursday, the premier announced the government will launch a review into how the state’s planning and building systems can be streamlined to encourage more Victorians to add a second home, build two new homes or subdivide a block into two lots.

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