WIND TURBINES ON LIGHT POLES & UNDERGROUND UNITS THE VISION Doncaster Hill will become an internationally recognised urban environment embracing total sustainability in terms of energy, water, transport, built environment and landscape. Living and working in Doncaster Hill, people will enjoy improved quality of life as this resident attests to in their account of […]
Category: Car parking
DONCASTER ROAD TRAFFIC TO EXCEED PREDICTIONS
The full build out at Doncaster Hill was not expected to return traffic volumes on Doncaster Road to anywhere near the levels that existed prior to the extension of the Eastern Freeway but these predictions were based upon a much smaller development, approximately 40% less than what has now been approved. The consultants Manningham engaged […]
BUILT FORM NO NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER
COUNCIL BIAS SIDELINES WINBROOK CRESCENT OWNERS Unit developments have to be well designed, site responsive and must not adversely impact on neighbours, the surrounding environment, streetscape or existing neighbourhood character as per clause 21.05 in the Manningham Strategic Statement (MSS) of the Manningham Planning Scheme. It seems that the Council have not taken into account […]
PROJECTS ON HOLD AS UNIT PRICES DECLINE
Oversupply, poor transport, tougher lending conditions and higher mortgage rates, particularly for investor loans, are contributing to the free fall in Doncaster Hill apartment prices. Median property valuations in Melbourne and Sydney are expected to drop by up to $1000 a week this year with additional falls in 2019, Shane Oliver, chief economist of AMP Capital, […]
MANNINGHAM BACKER OF THE CAR STACKER
Despite their previous misgivings about the use of Car Stackers, even after the developer of a 15 storey development refused to install them, Council officers still recommended approval of a car stacker system for resident parking in a four story apartment proposal at 19-23 Bayley Grove, Doncaster. As far it can be ascertained this will […]