The VCAT decision on Glenville’s application to exceed the DPO building heights has been published publicly. This post is going to give you a quick overview of the judgements and why they happened, but the full text is available here: Links to VCAT Ref P1815/2020 & P1816/2020 8 main
Category: Traffic
Glenvill goes to VCAT this month to argue for a plan – previously rejected by Yarra Council – where every building on the Chandler Highway interface breaks DPO limits. Glenvill’s Planning Application is now scheduled at VCAT, after almost a year of scheduling delay. The proposal is in fact a
The Rail Spur is a substantial link between the Alphington and Fairfield communities. Well used, it could be a really important way to connect up two vibrant community activity hubs. At the AGM this week, Kat Theophonos made the excellent point that, if there’s anything the pandemic has taught
Yarra and Darebin Councils are working together on a Heidelberg Rd Corridor Plan to cover their respective planning amendments to create a cohesive outcome for this major community activity zone and area of dynamic change. Its a really significant change to an important corridor, and is covered by a
Yarra Bend has no street parking. Yarra Council has taken action on the issue and defined parking rules around the park, where the overflow is ending up. Yarra has defined the new scheme for time duration limits in key areas around the park and joining streets Residents in the
Roadworks updates = roads closed Mills Boulevard – has about 3 months of work left for completion to Chandler Hwy. The connection to Heidelberg Road will remain closed until The Village is fully designed and Heidelberg Road changes are approved by VicRoads. Parkview Road should be finished sooner –
Yarra Council has confirmed this week that they have issued the permit to begin the Boiler House demolition. Demolition works will begin on Monday. They will be carried out by Glenvill consultants. All works will be in accordance with the Victorian OHS regulations and under guidelines set by Yarra
Thanks to all who joined us for the 2020 AGM & Candidate forum. The AGM was fast. The forum was civil & informative. How good is that. The functions of an AGM were swiftly dealt with prior minutes accepted etc, and we moved quickly to the Presidents Report, with
As ever, parking and trucks remains a concern. APMAG is raising parking, both on a street by street level, and pushing Council to consider the challenge wholistically. If your letterbox is surveyed, please respond as local response is a big factor in decision making. The team also told Glenville
Yarra Bend site workers have been arriving earlier, and parking further east of the construction site as the site work builds. As a result, residential Alphington construction site parking is tight. As we all return to work and school, the pressure on parking is building, overflowing into local streets.
Construction has started on the new apartment building at the corner of Heidelberg and Parkview Roads. Council has required that the builder access the site from Heidelberg Road. These works and the start of works on construction of the new Mills Boulevard (former Latrobe Avenue) mean that traffic control