How many ways can heights be described? A clear example of what happens when the rules have ambiguity – take note for the C96 amendment vote coming up May 28th. …To further example the uncertainty, the proposal (below) in sub-precinct A, at 185-187 Foote Street Templestowe, for a three/partial fourth storey, on a land area […]
Tag: dd08
C96 Panel Report Released to Manningham Council today – Public tomorrow
C96 High Density Zoning review, Independent Planning Panel Report Released to Manningham Council today 9 Monday April 15th – Public tomorrow. I have been advised that the council received the Panel report today, and it will be on the Manningham Council web site tomorrow for public review. Please take this opportunity to review it, and […]
High Density Planning Review Process C50 before DD08
How were the Residents involved in the Previous Planning review ? How will the Current DD08, C96 review be handled ? Strategy Presented To The Panel: C50 The draft of provisions provided to the panel Nov 2005 document is at odds with Council’s undertaking to the community. Even the Manningham officers report, presented to […]
Can you Spot the difference in these regulations.
This comment came in today, I have heard the same line of thought from several people lately. This ineffectiveness of the distinctions between lot sizes and zones is at the core of the problem with the current zoning rules. I thought it worthy of having it’s own post, do you feel the same way? Why […]
High Density Hell – Puttin the word on the Street !
Well we all realise that a couple of neighbors, even a couple of streets, upset with a single development, will struggle to get Goliath to move. So this weekend we are putting the word on the street. Throughout Manningham, 6080 of our closest neighbors, zoned just like us in the Developers Delight (DD08,) will find […]
Change needed from State Government on Planning – MP Mary Wooldridge now aware.
Update, Tonight Mary Wooldridge had her open community night. And we had a voice, rather several voices. Thanks to all that attended, and thanks to Mary for the opportunity to share our concerns. Mary is the Member for Doncaster in Vic State Government. Feel free to contact her via her web site and submit issues. […]
High Density, NO – awareness is Key
For any of us to engage the council enough to change this overcooked High Density policy’s direction, it will take a public uproar, and many voices shouting together.Therefore I think it will be necessary to start an awareness campaign. We need to spread the word, let everyone know it could happen next door to their […]
Welcome to the Curlew Blog
At the Curlew Blog we hope to share information about the un-sustainable madness Manningham Council is pursuing. Building High Density Apartments inside small courts, or other suburbia, and believing it will have no negative impact on Traffic, Parking, or neighborhood character is ludicrous. The Process for Residents to Object to these developments is far from […]