Victorian residents will lose their rights to appeal or be notified about neighbouring new homes and low-rise apartment developments under a major overhaul of the state’s planning laws designed to slash maximum approvals times to as little as 10 days.

Sweeping new legislation introduced to parliament on Tuesday would automatically approve planning permits for standalone homes and subdivisions if councils fail to determine them within the set timeframe.

The bill – the latest policy in the Allan government’s anti-“NIMBY” push to speed up home construction – has been widely welcomed by property groups but lashed by councils, which say they were not consulted despite being expected to implement the changes.

The bill will create three separate pathways for planning approvals to allow simpl

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