Victorian government to rezone affluent areas in bid to attract ‘locked out’ young people to 50 suburbs

Middle Brighton station has been designated an ‘activity area’ and earmarked for development under the Victorian government’s planning overhaul. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The Victorian Labor government is set to seize planning control of some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs in an effort to build thousands more homes, setting the stage for a fight with the opposition and local government.

The premier, Jacinta Allan, will announce an overhaul of planning rules in 50 inner-Melbourne areas located near public transport, including in Brighton, Malvern and Toorak, to allow for greater density.