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 […]
Category: Curlew Court
Ten Months after VCAT 5-7 Curlew Court gets an answer.
2012-10-10 VCAT Decision arrived – Approved as the full thirty apartments, but with basement parking alterations to accommodate screening tree soil area, and a second level of parking added. We had a visit from the VCAT member Thursday last week, and knew it was coming soon. He wanted to look down the side of our […]
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 […]
How Much Development Can a Side Street Take ?
5-7 Curlew Court still has no decision from VCAT yet. There is a sign at the entrance of Curlew court on Thiele advising of plans for 55 Apartment, 4 stories tall. And another Long term resident has given up and sold this week, now making another three in a row…The first two held by developers, […]
Queens Avenue – Councilors back residents – NOT Planning Dept.
In a show of the strength of community voices, the Team behind Pep and Denise, rallied up enough objections (107) and councillor support, to defeat a planning department approval, and change it into a council refusal ! Magnificent ! the proposal for 23 apartments squeezed into a small 1400m2 site, had all the usual markings […]
Overload Doncaster – Thiele st – 55 apartments, four Stories, opposite Curlew Court entrance.
Side Street Overload Sign went up yesterday for 55 apartments, four storeys high, in DD08 Precinct A, where only 3 Storeys are intended ! Council planning – Jeff Gower – has been discussing this with the developer for months prior to this, trying to get it to a reasonable starting point…. The fourth storey is […]
Curlew Court – Still no VCAT decision.
Well the latest on the Curlew Court / VCAT is Simon and Garfunkel’s 1964 folk rock hit, “The sound of silence” Still nothing at all. It might be that they are struggling for an answer, hopefully the plans are weighing heavily on the member. I have been meaning to look up VCAT and see if […]
Curlew 5-7 Development finished VCAT today – well almost….
Sorry this site has been quiet lately, we have been focusing on the VCAT case for Curlew Court. hard to do all things when you have family and other work… Yes we have survived: – all of the preparation – and the Presentations, – mountains of documents, – and cross examination. – Regulation references 21-05.4 […]
Growth, 2 homes become 3, NOT 30, to get the job done.
While reviewing the Draft Residential Strategy, I came across something I expect you found too…even though the target growth numbers have gone up, there is some good news. The good news is that the targeted growth, in existing DD08 areas, can still be TOTALLY achieved by one in four sites developed into three residences. Or […]
Tension rises as developers move in – Sunday Herald Sun
A well researched article in the Sunday Herald Sun by Graeme Hammond: Tension rises as developers move in We first spoke to Graeme on this topic while on the steps of Parliament, protesting the state of Planning in Victoria. Graeme then door knocked and interviewed many residents, before collating his article. Well worth the read. […]