Councils have expressed frustration after the Allan government revealed designs to allow buildings up to 16 storeys tall in suburbs such as Oakleigh, Kew and Hawthorn without showing local planners first.

Premier Jacinta Allan on Wednesday unveiled draft maps for the first tranche of 25 train and tram zone activity centres across Melbourne, where the state government will relax planning rules to boost housing supply and improve affordability.

Shops on High Street, Armadale, in the Stonnington municipality, where six new activity centres were unveiled on Wednesday.

The precincts around transport hubs are predominantly in the city’s wealthier east as the government argues these well-serviced suburbs must shoulder more of Melbourne’s booming population.

But Stonnington Council – which

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