A couple of contentious developments on the move presently. 1. Doncaster East, Beverley St 51-53 – small side street with big plans – see here for the big picture 2. Bunnings On Doncaster Hill is about to re-advertise it’s plans for 9 storeys next to the Primary school and shopping town. Stay tuned to see […]
Category: Traffic & Parking
C96 Internal Parking and Compliance in High Density Developments
A great submision here by Frank, focussing on Internal parking issues, and compliance. <Surnames & Address etc withheld for privacy> MANNINGHAM PLANNING SCHEME – AMENDMENT C96 Submission to Planning Panel Hearing Commencing 27th. February, 2013 Presented by Frank X. 1. Introduction I am a long time resident of Doncaster,
C96 – DD08 zone changes Planning Panel Submission
Today was the day several of us managed to present our views on the proposed changes to the Manningham DD08 high density Zones, and the current zone regulations as well. This Government appointed Independent Planing Panel, ( IPP,) consisted of a single member – Mr Lester Townsend – hearing the views of residents, council and […]
Michael Buxton on Proposed Vic Planning Zones 4 – Commercial Zones
Michael Buxton is a well published expert on Planning. Search for him On the web and you will find a wealth of content, these excerpts are his review on the new proposed Victorian Planning revamp – and they are significant and in some cases scary. some topics you will have heard, but the extent of […]
New development designed with traffic mayhem around shoppingtown
There is a new proposal for the Corner of Tram Rd and Doncaster Rd, opposite Shoppingtown where the current AutoBarn and Officeworks are. (602 Doncaster Road, Doncaster) And if you have ever shopped there, you will know how hard it is to get out of the site, as the only direction available is south down […]
Thiele St Clogged
Another 100 ? apartments for Traffic Clogged Thiele St. Thiele St Doncaster Already has an unfair lot of traffic issues for a side street. High School access from Doncaster Rd. Limited Parking. Restricted Views, dangerous blind spots. Both way traffic, and one lane to use. Now there is a proposed 55 Apartments at No2, 4 […]
Parking waivers causing ‘chaos’ take heed for Manninghams’ future
It seems Manningham is not the ony council with parking versus Developments issues… A couple of things to consider here, so as to put it into Manninghams’ perspective. Higher density suburds such as those in Yarra is where Manningham is heading with it’s increased density plans. Most areas of Yarra have Train, Tram & Bus […]
Car Stackers Unsuitable For Residential and Incompatible With Manningham “Green Hill” Policy
Hepburn Rd in Doncaster has raised quite a raft of issues, one of the particularly poignant is the use of Car stackers to increase density. The efficient use of space has it’s merit, but read on to see the extent of the down side, hardly a worthy or workable balance. This has been sent to […]
3 Stories High in DD08 Precint B – 9mtr limit ! Holiday Notice Period.
DD08 has seen a lot of activity lately, what is scary is that the developers have worked out how to fit three storeys into the next zone – DD08 Precint B. DD08 Precint B has a 9 meter maximum height limit, asnd as you can see from below, they are planning to maximise it… Jane […]
Open Slather
Manningham residents should be highly sceptical of the proposed 15 storey residential development in Hepburn Rd now subject to a resident appeal. It wasn’t long ago that the Council were claiming to be isolating higher density living to Doncaster Hill, but then came DD08 and residents, such as those in Curlew Ct, found themselves contending […]