Dear DADA folk,
At the Council Meeting, Monday 15th June, last, council unanimously supported the new planning and zoning schedule C157.
You can look at what was said on the archived minutes but more importantly take a look at Item 8.1 from the agenda for that meeting.Go to the Darebin website, click council meetings then agenda’s and minutes.
It is the revised housing strategy, quite a big document to download. Amendment C152 begins on page 114 and there is a map on page 121 that shows where the new zones are proposed. For many of you it will mean more protection from the development madness that has gripped Darebin in the last 5 or so years. It is a vast improvement on what that previous planning minister allocated us but still not the 80% NRZ we wanted.
We now have NRZ1 and NRZ2. The most protection is afforded by NRZ1 and I don’t think there has been much increase in that level of protection from C144.
There will be a process where we can all have a say in one form or another. Those of us who presented at the Panel Hearing on C144 should be notified personally.
Please take the time, when you have a chance to read and think about these new new zones and annoy the hell out of you local councillors about anything you don’t like!!!
Cheers, Maria
DADA
darebin
Mansfield Street Objection
Please help out the people of Mansfield Street by adding your name and address to the attached objection form and sending it off to Darebin before the 8th of October.
Email:townplanning@darebin.vic.gov.au
Post: PO Box 91, PRESTON, 3072.
Thanks for your support.
Maria
DADA
New Darebin Zoning Regulations | Submissions
Dear DADA Folk,
We have until Thursday the 17th of April to make a written submission regarding the application of the new zoning regulations in Darebin.
It is critically important that you participate in the feedback on draft amendment C144 to help ensure that you get the zoning protection you desire in your street/neighbourhood. The right zoning protection in your neighbourhood will alleviate the ongoing vigil of planning applications and rounds of objections and VCAT appearances to try and prevent over-development in your streets.
Because your neighbourhood has its own specific characteristics that you appreciate and want protected a personal submission is appropriate to detail those in a way the DADA submission doesn’t.
I have attached the DADA submission in case it is of some help, cut and paste from it as you like, no need to reinvent the wheel.
If you are prepared to talk to the panel then I don’t think it is necessary to submit too much detail in writing, just broad points should be fine that you can flesh out later in person.
If you can’t make a panel presentation you might want your written submission to be more detailed.
Make your written submission at: http://www.yoursaydarebin.com.au/new-residential-zones-draft-amendment-c144
For most of us the key issue will be protection from over-development under the Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ).
Look up your street on the map; and see if in the draft it is protected.
I have attached a document, AN50, which outlines criteria for application of the NRZ so that you can decide if your street qualifies. Even if it doesn’t strictly qualify you can argue that council does have flexibility in applying the criteria and so your street should be considered.
If you are near a school you should push protection for that reason alone – see the DADA submission.
Contact me if you have any questions. Good luck.
Maria
DADA
UPDATE
Monday 14th April 2014
Dear DADA folk,
Thanks to those who have sent me feedback on the DADA zoning submission. As it hasn’t yet been submitted I have been tweaking in the light of that feedback.
I added a slide on Schedules to include tighter regulations on landscaping and tree replacement:
1. Schedules should insist the inclusion of a landscape plan with the planning application so that planners, councilors and objectors can see a more compete picture of the development planned.
2. To stem the ongoing loss of canopy vegetation due to over-development in Darebin, schedules should mandate the replacement of substantial canopy trees at a rate of one for every ten years of life of the tree removed.
I also upped the request for the School Protected Zones to cover 5 blocks around schools and take out the statement about not crossing a major road.
Cheers,
Maria
DADA
Help! Reject 48 Murphy Grove
I need your help to convince Council Planning Committee on Monday to reject the current planning application for 48 Murphy Grove, Preston [Map].
We know from past experience that the larger the group of folk that turn up to watch and hear councilors make planning decisions the more chance we have of being heard and the vote going our way.
If you can make the meeting on Monday the 25th, 5.30pm at the Council Chambers, 1st floor (off High Street), 350 High Street, Preston [map] and, even better, if you could show your support, by clapping at the end of my 5 minute presentation on behalf of objectors, it would be really appreciated.
We should also clap if the committee rejects the application.
I hope you can help.
Cheers, Maria
DADA
ROUND 3 WIN
Great news… we had a WIN