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DIMMEYS




    Yarra River                         Swan Street
    Corridor




DRAFT SWAN STREET STRUCTURE PLAN. V2
                  RESPONSE - (SAVE DIMMEYS)
       HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT - CBD EXTENSION?
   RICHMOND / CREMORNE / BURNLEY / YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR
DIMMEYS
      THREATENED
       YET AGAIN



                                    Swan Street

                                                  DIMMEYS
 Draft Swan Street Structure Plan
         Version 2 (V2)




Yarra Council DSSSP. V2. Flags
High-Density High-Rise Towers
  Along Yarra River Corridor
S ECTION 1
RESPONSE                                                                                                                 SUMMARY

                                                            		               by: Save Dimmeys
                                                                                                The Draft Swan Street Structure Plan. V2 (DSSSP) is to provide a strate-
                                                                                                gic approach for managing future development on Swan Street and the
                                                                                                surrounding study area.
                                                                                                At its September 2011 meeting, Yarra Council deferred adoption of the
                                                                                                plan so further discussions and work could be undertaken on it.
                                                                                                The revised Draft Structure Plan. V2 is ‘worse’ than the DSSSP Version
                                                     	           	            PAGE              1. The DSSSP V2 Built Form Map is included at Page 15 of this RE-
 CONTENT 	           	       	                                                                  SPONSE document.
                     	                                   	       	            3	
 Summary	 	                                                                                     Of particular interest is the ‘built form’, (preferred maximum building
                                                                                                heights and setback). The study area involved in this DSSSP. V2 is from
 	




                      	      	                          	        	            4
  Background	                                                                                   the Yarra River up to the top of Richmond Hill, (St Ignatius) and from
                                                  ncillors		                  5                 Punt Road all the way to Loyola Grove. (Burnley Golf Course).
     DSSP V2. Public Exhibition - Cou
                         	       	       	          	            	             6                SAY NO to the Yarra Councillors, acting to force high-density develop-
     DIMMEYS	 	                                                                                 ment towers upon (Richmond / Cremorne / Burnley), and creating a de-
                                                 INCT AREAS	                   7
     BUILT FORM (HEIGHTS) PREC                                                                  facto Melbourne Central Business District, (CBD) extension.
                                 	       	           	               	         9
     WHAT IS NEEDED	                                                                            SAY NO to the proposed 7-10 Storey Built Form Towers.

     Yarra Council Flags High-Rise                                             10
                                                                                                SAY NO to the High-Density Signature Building Towers (up to 20 Sto-
                                      r		                            	
     Towers Along Yarra River Corrido                                                           reys, Yellow Stars on DSSSP V2 Map).

                                   s	                   	            	         11               SAY NO to higher buildings along the Yarra River Corridor & Trans-
     Lodge Your Submission -Detail
                                                                               11
                                                                                                port Corridors, (Punt Road & All Railway Lines) for High-Density Tow-
                                     	       	          	            	
     Councillors Contact	                                                                       ers.
                                     2 Storey
      Example - Swan Street Existing                                                                       Submissions must be lodged by: 8 June 2012
                                       elopment	                                  13
      Shop, increase to Six Storey Dev
                                                             	           	         14
      Media Alert - Higher density	
                                                                                   14                              Lodge Written Submissions to:
                                                   se Sought	
      DSSSP V2 / Questions - Respon
                                                                                   15                      StrategicAdmin@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au
                                      ights)	 	
      MAP - DSSSP. V2 Built Form (He
                                     Densities		                                   16
      Plan - Opportunities Increased
                                     Study Area 	                                  17                Send a copy of the Written Submission to all Councillors.
      Draft Swan St Structure Plan -                                                                      Group bulk email to ALL Councillors (below)
                                   	     	      	                                  18
      Contact: Save Dimmeys	                                                                                Councillors@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au

                                                                                                                                                                      3
S ECTION 2

Background




                                                                          DSSP V2. PUBLIC EXHIBITION - COUNCILLORS
In September 2011 Save Dimmeys alerted residents about the               As recently as 17 April, 2012, Yarra Council was under pressure and
Draft Swan Street Structure Plan (DSSSP) Version 1 from Yarra            again voted to put this ambiguous, incomplete and inconclusive Ver-
Council. Initially, the Council placed on public exhibition the Struc-   sion 2 document on exhibition, calling for public comment.
ture Plan with proposed built form building heights being 5-6 storeys
maximum except on a few designated sites.                                The Councillors did not hear your response loud enough last
                                                                         time.
We were pleased that with all your input and feedback to Yarra
Councillors, they elected to send it back to the drawing board           Once again you have to get your fingers working.
and delayed its adoption.                                                Email, text, fax, phone and contact EVERY ONE OF THE SIX
Version 2 of the Draft Swan Street Structure Plan (DSSSP) is now         COUNCILLORS    * who voted for the Draft Swan Structure Plan.
in front of us, and regrettably it is far WORSE than the first! Yarra
                                                                         Version 2.
Council has not taken the opportunity to remedy the deficiencies
in the Version 1 document. Nor has it addressed any concerns of          Written Submissions must be lodged by 8 June 2012 to:
the submitters (residents). In fact it ignores everything raised by
the community.                                                               StrategicAdmin@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au

                                                                          Also, send a copy of the Written Submission to all Councillors.
                                                                                   Group bulk email to ALL Councillors (below)

                                                                                  Councillors@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au


                                                                                                                                               4
S ECTION 3

Background          Continued...

                                                                                         *
                                                                    The SIX Councillors will face the community on VOTING DAY,
     At the Yarra Council Meeting on 17 April 2012,                 WHICH IS ONLY 165 DAYS AWAY, (Saturday October 27, 2012).

                   *
 Six (6) Councillors voted to endorse the Draft Swan St Structure
                                                                    The Councillors need to become our true representatives. They cannot
                                                                    continue to act as defacto Council Officers and agents of the State De-
             Plan. V2, and place it on Public Exhibition.           partment of Planning, serving to push a document which Ted Baillieu
                                                                    (now Victorian Premier) said when he was Shadow Minister for Plan-
                         ROLL CALL.                                 ning in 2004 “Melbourne 2030 is a dud. The Government is adding
                                                                    a new regime – priority development zones –, which will add new
Councillor Dale Smedley (Apology & absent from Council Meet-        powers that override Councils planning controls. We should be
ing).                                                               very cautious about the way that Melbourne 2030 is proceeding…
Councillor Stephen Jolly & Councillor Anthony Main (OP-             Structure Planning can be ignored. There have been activity cen-
POSED the Draft Swan St Structure Plan V2. Public Exhibi-           tres that have been de-designated since by the Minister – these deci-
tion).                                                              sions are totally arbitrary. There is no way to appeal”.

                                                                    Dr Paul Mees, Senior Lecturer in University of Melbourne, Architec-
*Councillor Josh Funder (Moved) [Labor]                             ture & Planning is also quoted in a report to Yarra Council on the 9 No-
                                                                    vember 2004, talking at the Smith Street Bianco Redevelopment Pub-
*Councillor Geoff Barber (Seconded) [Labor]      Mayor              lic Meeting stated: “85% of Activity Centres are Major Activity Cen-
                                                                    tres like Smith Street. These are where large-scale redevelop-
*Councillor Alison Clarke (Amendment) [Green]                       ment will occur. Arguably, there are no real criteria, they can be
                                                                    de-designated and one Major Activity Centre has been de-
*Councillor Amanda Stone (Amendment) [Green]                        designated (BLACKBURN). ….

                                                                    THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR ACTIVITY CENTRES SAY NOTH-
*Councillor Sam Gaylard (Seconded) [Green]                          ING ABOUT NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER, HERITAGE
                                                                    ETC….”.The Draft Swan Street Structure Plan study area encom-
*Councillor Jackie Fristacky (Amendment) [Independent]              passes much more real estate than just properties fronting Swan

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Street. One look at the Draft Swan Street      contemplate adequate coverage for such      the DIMMEYS South Side of Swan
Structure Plan will reveal huge tracts of      an increase in density.                     Street is proposed to increase the
land far more than encompassed in the                                                      maximum height to six (6) storeys.
vision of Major Activity Centres in Mel-       Yarra Councillors live no-where near
bourne 2030. The area involved in this         the Swan Street Structure area.             What remains of the two-storey exist-
monstrosity is from the Yarra River up to                                                  ing DIMMEYS building after the new
the top of Richmond Hill, (St Ignatius)                                                    Glass Tower is built? IT IS PROPOSED
and from Punt Road all the way to Loyola                                                   TO BE ALLOWED SIX STOREYS ALL
Grove. (Burnley Golf Course).                                                              ALONG THE SWAN STREET FRONT-
                                                                                           AGE?
Clearly, the Draft Swan Street Structure
Plan as now publicly exhibited Version2                                                    An increase of two storeys permitted
is aimed at facilitating and encourag-                                                     after only six months delay in adopting
ing an influx of developer’s intent on                                                      this document. Any infill Tower be-
high-density sky-scraper tower con-                                                        tween the DIMMEYS Glass Tower and
struction, which have little or no ar-                                                     THE MURAL, COULD BE SIX OR
chitectural merit nor community                                                            MORE STOREYS DEPENDING ON
benefit.                                                                                    THE WHIM OF HERITAGE VICTORIA,
                                                                                           YARRA COUNCIL AND OTHERS.
The infrastructure and services important
to encouraging and maintaining increases                                                   STAGE ONE Glass Tower already ap-
in population growth, (such as envisaged               DIMMEYS                             proved for Ten Storeys on DIMMEYS.
by higher density hi-rise tower construc-                                                  STAGE TWO: 1-3 Railway Place (DIM-
tion within the Draft Swan Street Struc-       The Draft Swan Street Structure Plan
                                                                                           MEYS car park) proposal of 9 Storeys, cur-
ture Plan study area), has been consis-        Version 1 and 2 both affect the DIM-        rently in hand with Yarra Council.
tently and steadily eroded since the early     MEYS site. (DIMMEYS Stages 1 & 2
1980’s, e.g. Child Care Centres, Maternal      and any further in-fill tower propos-        STAGE THREE: Possible In-fill Tower on
Health, Kindergartens, Primary School                                                      DIMMEYS directly behind the MURAL,
                                               als).
and Secondary Schools and Public meet-                                                     preferred 6 Storeys? Probably much
ing Spaces and open green spaces / Play-       In Version 1, the Council voted that the    higher, given the previous two precedents
grounds.                                       Draft Swan Street Structure Plan on the     of Stage One and Stage Two.
                                               South Side of Swan Street (DIMMEYS          In discussion with Councillors in 2011,
These facilities have all been eroded to the   side) was to be four (4) storeys maximum.   about DSSSP Version 1 plans and draw-
detriment of the local community, and are      This was in September 2011.                 ings, and built form heights being so am-
not proposed to be replaced even with the
                                                                                           biguous, and at odds with Council pre-
influx of 20,000 new residents proposed        Now, the new Version 2 of the Draft
                                                                                           ferred height limit, it was revealed that
for Richmond. Existing services such as        Swan Street Structure Plan reveals
                                                                                           Councillors understood “we all know that
Post, Police and Fire and Digital Commu-       the DIMMEYS South Side of Swan
nications will be sorely stretched to even                                                 is just the starting point. We want a maxi-
                                                                                           mum of six storeys and the developers

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say we start at six storeys, because it’s just not viable for anything   CAR WASH SITE: (Cnr Swan St & Punt Road, opposite Richmond
lower”.                                                                  Station), 5-6 Storeys. Possibly up to 20 Storeys on the Car Wash
                                                                         site. Yellow Star on Map = Signature Building, Higher Built Form.
                                                                         (Higher Tower).

                                                                         BURNLEY STATION VILLAGE: 7-10 Storeys. This is in addition to
                                                                         the proposed signature landmark building possibly up to 20 Sto-
                                                                         reys on the Station. Is now the preferred heights. Yellow Star on
                                                                         Map = Signature Building, Higher Built Form. (Higher Tower).

                                                                         PROMEDICUS BUILDING SITE: 5-6 Storeys. Cnr Swan & Burn-
                                                                         ley Streets. (former State Savings Bank directly opposite Rising Sun
                                                                         Hotel). Possibly up to 20 Storeys. Is now the preferred heights. Yel-
                                                                         low Star on Map = Signature Building, Higher Built Form. (Higher
                                                                         Tower).

                                                                         EAST RICHMOND STATION VILLAGE: 5-6 Storeys. Is now the
                                                                         preferred heights.
                                                                         ROSELLA COMPLEX PRECINCT: 7-10 Storeys. Is now the pre-
                                                                         ferred heights.
                                                                         PUNT ROAD PRECINCT: (Swan Street- S.E. Freeway) 5-6 Sto-
                                                                         reys. Is now the preferred heights. However, built form to appropri-
  BUILT FORM (HEIGHTS) AREAS
                                                                         ately respond to conditions created by proximity to significant
The DSSSP Version 2 recommended heights are shown on the associ-         transport routes. (PINK wriggle line) See map legend.
ated maps as being:
                                                                         [Land Corner Punt Road & Rout Street, has a current Planning Ap-
RICHMOND STATION VILLAGE: 7-10 Storeys. Tanner Street –                  plication for an 8 Storey Tower - VCAT hearing commenced 14 May
Stewart Street. Wangaratta Street – Punt Road. This is in addition       2012].
to the proposed signature landmark building of 20 Storeys above
the Richmond Station itself. Yellow Star on Map = Signature Build-       RICHMOND MALTINGS PRECINCT: Area surrounding Nylex
ing, Higher Built Form. (Higher Tower).                                  Clock & Silos. 7-10 Storeys however a new signature building possi-
                                                                         bly up to 20 Storeys in Cremorne St in this area. Will this block the
[5 Stewart Street currently has a Planning Application for a 13 Sto-     Nylex Clock? (Yellow Star on Map = Signature Building, Higher Built
rey Tower - VCAT hearing commenced 14 May 2012].                         Form. (Higher Tower).
BOTHERAMBO STREET; 5-6 Storeys. (Swan Street - Tanner                    SWAN STREET: South Side, 5-6 Storeys (DIMMEYS SIDE). (Punt
Street). Is now the preferred heights.                                   Road - Burnley Street). Is now the preferred heights.



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SWAN STREET: South Side, 7-10 Storeys (Burnley Street - Stawell       This means in plain English that if a developer, wanted higher build-
Street. (Mitchells Timber Yard in middle of this area).               ings, they will most likely get it approved, as Yarra Council does not
                                                                      have mandated or prescribed (fixed) height limits in place anywhere
SWAN STREET: North Side, 4 Storeys (OPPOSITE DIMMEYS).                in the planning scheme.
Between Botherambo Street & Just before Burnley Street. See map.
                                                                      Neither version of the DSSSP makes any reference to sustain-
SWAN STREET: North Side. 5-6 Storeys. Corner of Burnley St. Is        able development. Yet Yarra Council has promoted on 25 April
now the preferred heights. See map.                                   2012, about $30,000 funding for a new Yarra Environment Strat-
                                                                      egy 2013-2017, which for the first time will include policies
SWAN STREET: North Side, 4 Storeys (Burnley Street). Is now the
                                                                      linked to climate adaptation and peak oil, we believe:
preferred heights.

BURNLEY STREET: 5-6 Storeys. (Swan Street - Newry Street). Is          “that to NOT include environmental aspects in the DSSSP.
now the preferred heights.                                            V2 is reprehensible, and is a major deficiency in the docu-
                                                                      ment” and it currently does not include any renewable energy
658 CHURCH STREET PRECINCT: 7-10 Storeys. (Next to S.E.
                                                                      assessment, requirement and obligation for any multi-storey de-
Freeway off ramp) possibly up to 20 Storeys. (Yellow Star on Map
                                                                      velopment.
= Signature Building, Higher Built Form. (Higher Tower).
                                                                      In 2012, it is unbelievable that this type of incomplete Strategic Plan-
TWICKENHAM CRESCENT: Corner Gibdon Street. Strategic Re-              ning development and construction policy document is even consid-
development Site. Shown as 5-6 Storeys.                               ered.
YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR: Burnley Street - Gibdon Street. Punt
                                                                      Any credible strategic document of this type MUST include a
Road - Church Street. Built form to appropriately respond to condi-
                                                                      minimum of the following requirements for any multi-storey
tions created by proximity to significant transport routes. (PINK
                                                                      development:
wriggle line) See map legend.

RAILWAY LINES: (ALL) Built form to appropriately respond to con-         •! Rainwater harvesting and filtration for potable use within the
ditions created by proximity to significant transport routes. (PINK          building.
wriggle line) See map legend.
                                                                         •! Grey water recycling possibly for use as toilet flushing, along
                                                                            with filtration and cleansing of the water for garden use.
                      IMPORTANT NOTE                                     •! Solar panels on rooftops and also world’s best practice Solar
“THE BUILDING HEIGHTS AND SETBACKS PLAN IS INTENDED TO                      Panel Films on windows.
BE A GUIDE ONLY. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WILL BE AS-                       •! Evacuated tube panels to be installed as window awnings for
SESSED AGAINST THE SITES CONTEXT, RELEVANT OBJECTIVES                       use in hot water service / hydronic heating as necessary.
OF THE STRUCTURE PLAN, STATE POLICY AND COUNCILS PLAN-
NING SCHEME” (Map on Page 42 of the Draft Swan Street Structure          •! The use of atriums in the core of the multi-storey building to
Plan V2).                                                                   provide both light and thermal cooling to the interior of the
                                                                            structure.

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•! LED lighting throughout the building including stand alone
      Solar Powered security lighting.                                              WHAT IS NEEDED? ..
   •! Green wall gardens to any multi-storey concrete construction.
                                                                           A better and holistic outcome, for a viable and endur-
   •! Wind turbine small power generation for hot air and stale air        ing community and more sustainable growth. This
      extraction.                                                          can easily be achieved by incorporating and adopting
       Insulation of both walls and floors. Heat Reflective Metalised      the following factors:
   •
        Glazing film on all windows.                                         1.	 De-designation of Swan Street to be a “Neighbourhood
   • ! Hydronic building heating, possibly re-using sanitised grey               Activity Centre” instead of being a Major Activity Centre.
        water.
                                                                             2.	 Reduction of the area covered under the DSSSP Study
   •! Storm water discharged to be sanitized to provide subterra-                to include only Swan Street frontage properties.
      nean cooling / heating modules.
                                                                             3.	Yarra Council should abandon the Draft Swan Street
                                                                                Structure Plan. V2 in its current form, as it needs to be
Councillors, say they are “environmentally aware”, yet allow totally en-        completely re-written to include sustainability / envi-
vironmentally deficient documents to pass out for public exhibition.            ronmental zoning / building height setback issues.
Once again, it falls to the community to tell the Councillors just what      4.! Yarra Council should consult to ascertain how “Black-
their policy documents (which will be in effect for at least 5-10 years)         burn” has had re-designation of its activity centre.
should contain.
                                                                             5.! Existing Business 1 Zone (B1) properties which front Swan
                                                                                 Street, and immediate vicinity only should be covered by
                                                                                 DSSSP – not anywhere else / other zones.

                                                                             6.! Existing Business 3 Zone (B3) / Comprehensive Zone and
                                                                                 Mixed Use Zone should only be 5-6 Storeys maximum
                                                                                 height.

                                                                             7.   Spot Rezoning to allow higher built form builings should
                                                                                  NOT be allowed.

                                                                             8.   Yarra Council should maintain its existing MSS (Munici-
                                                                                  pal Strategic Statement) Policy for built form heights of
                                                                                  5-6 Storeys preferred maximum height.

                                                                             9.   Yarra Council’s MSS (Municipal Strategic Statement)
                                                                                  should only allow 5-6 storeys, subject to satisfying envi-
                                                                                  ronmental / sustainability strategy requirements.



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10. A maximum of six (6) Storeys anywhere other than Heri-             tunities to be created within existing buildings and pro-
    tage Overlay areas. Buffer Zones should be prescribed              motion of co-housing (retention of existing homes accom-
    as at least 50 metres andshould be adhered to when con-            modating unrelated individuals who share common ar-
    sidering applications adjacent to sensitive land uses.             eas yet have their own private quarters under the same
                                                                       roof).
11. The limit for acceptable multi-storey high-rise develop-
    ment should be determined by the ability to “walk-up”          The Council Minutes indicate that the Councillors have raised
    the building in the event of power failure (eg. Multi-         the possibility of high density towers along the Yarra River
    storey buildings require elevators).                           Corridor, with the ambiguous wording of the amendment
                                                                   they moved. Particularly as the Draft Swan Street Structure
12. Swan Street frontage buildings (both sides) should be          Plan Study area goes right down to the Yarra River.
     three (3) storeys (as existing) height, but all further up-
     per levels MUST be setback a minimum of six (6) me-           At the April 17 Council Meeting, the Councillors moved an
     tres from the front of the building property line in Swan     amendment to the DSSSP V2: “should higher buildings
     Street. Existing Council position as per DSSSP Version 1      go along the Yarra River Corridor to take advantage
     (retention of 4 storeys maximum building height in            of amenity and views (see p28 and p36)”.
     Swan Street Heritage Overlay areas) to be formal-
     ised and included into Planning Scheme ordinance.             By keeping the DSSSP study area so large and extended to the
                                                                   Yarra River, the possibility for High Density (Towers)
13. Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) policy to be revised
     and re-written with the Council position of permitting no     along the Yarra River Corridor can be put into action, par-
     more than three (3) storeys along Swan Street at the          ticularly if you study the DSSSP map and the ‘PINK wriggle
     street front property line and four (4) storeys maximum       line’ which is on: DSSSP. V2. Page 42. Figure 9. Built Form.
     only if set back a minimum of six (6) metres from Swan
     Street frontage, and this revision incorporated into the      The ‘PINK wriggle line’ is over: Punt Road. [Transport Corri-
     Planning Scheme Ordinance.                                    dor]. All Railway Lines. [Transport Corridor] and;

14. The existing Swan Street streetscape façades to be re-         Large sections of the Yarra River Corridor. The Built Form
    tained. It is Heritage Overlay streetscape on both sides of    Map legend states:
    Swan Street. New construction design must be in accor-
    dance with Heritage built form, urban context and be far
    more responsive to its Heritage surrounds, than we are
    currently witnessing at DIMMEYS sites.
15. The Draft Swan Street Structure Plan must look at includ-
     ing all alternative measures for achieving the desired in-
     crease in population growth, such as the use of existing
     vacant shop tops for low cost housing, adaptive re-use of
     existing vacant commercial properties for multi-              The DSSSP V2 Built Form Map is included at Page 15 of this
     occupancy tenement housing; rezoning Business 3 Zone          RESPONSE document.
     (B3) to alternative zones which allow new housing oppor-

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We need to permanently stop Richmond / Cremorne / Burn-
ley being the dumping ground for Housing Commission style
development, or mega commercial applications, which is the                   Lodge Written Submissions to:
aim of Planning Officers and Councillors.
                                                                 StrategicAdmin@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au
SAY NO to the Yarra Councillors, acting to force high-
density development towers upon (Richmond / Cremorne /
                                                                  Submissions must be lodged by: 8 June 2012
Burnley), and creating a defacto Melbourne Central Busi-
ness District, (CBD) extension.
                                                                Also, send a copy of the Written Submission to all Council-
SAY NO to the proposed 7-10 Storey Built Form Towers.           lors. Group bulk email to ALL Councillors (below)

SAY NO to the High-Density Signature Building Towers                 Councillors@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au
(Stars on Map).

SAY NO to higher buildings along the Yarra River Corridor       Councillors Contacts:
& Transport Corridors, (Punt Road & Railway Lines) for
                                                                Josh Funder [Melba Ward] - 0428 386 337 (Mob)
High-Density Towers.
The Councillors cannot blame VCAT all the time for overdevel-   Geoff Barbour [Mayor] - 0438 034 241 (Mob)
opment approvals.
                                                                Alison Clarke [Melba Ward] - 0428 509 943 (Mob)
This DSSSP V2 is straight out pushing the housing tar-
                                                                Sam Gaylard - 0448 586 884 (Mob).
gets into Richmond / Cremorne / Burnley only.
                                                                Tel: 9489 5429 (after hours)
Meanwhile, the areas where Councillors live, get a re-
prieve from high-density development.                           Amanda Stone - 0429 358 170 (Mob)

                                                                Jackie Fristacky - 0412 597 794 (Mob).
                                                                Tel: 9347 3818 (after hours)

                                                                WRITE: Yarra Council
                                                                Strategic Planning Branch
                                                                333 Bridge RoadRichmond 3121


                                                                FAX: Yarra Council
                                                                (03) 8417 6666




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RING: Yarra Council
Phone: 9205 5555                                              Acknowledgement
Council's standard opening hours are 8.30am - 5.00pm, Mon-
day to Friday. AEST.

                                                              This DSSSP. V2 Response document was written and prepared
                                                              in collaboration with the Save Dimmeys Committee:
USE EVERY FORM OF CONTACT TO TELL EACH OF
                                                              For and on behalf of Save Dimmeys
THE SIX (6) COUNCILLORS       *   THEIR VISION IN THE

DRAFT SWAN STREET STRUCTURE PLAN V2. docu-
ment is not acceptable.


   Click on link below to: Yarra Council - (DSSSP. V2)        Allan Harris!!     !   !     !      Nelly Verstoep
                                                              Secretary! !       !   !     !      Community Heritage,
http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Planning--Building/Structur   on behalf of Save Dimmeys!   !      Environment & Planning
   e-and-Local-Area-Plans/Swan-Street-Structure-Plan/
                                                              [The Association]! !   !     !      Consultant



Click on link below to: Save Dimmeys - Draft Swan Street
Structure Plan - RESPONSE
          http://www.Scribd.com/SaveDimmeys




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          Cities gang up on state
          Herald Sun, Melbourne by John Masanauskas                                            24 Apr 2012
          General News - page 15 - 261 words - ID 143103072 - Photo: No - Type:
          News Item - Size: 98.14cm2

          MAJOR councils are pushing ahead with plans to allow more high density housing
          along public transport routes despite a crackdown by the Baillieu Government.

          Melbourne City Council and councils covering transport hubs such as Box Bill,
          Dandenong and Frankston have joined forces to promote multi-storey apartment
          blocks in train and tram corridors.

          Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said yesterday it was a viable alternative to outer suburban
          sprawl.

          "We have all signed it saying that we all, as a policy position, encourage that greater
          intensification of development for six-storey development along transport corridors
          because that’s the way we see population being accommodated using infrastructure
          better, but not detracting from the liveability of the city," he said.

          "We’ve got to get used to it it’s not for everybody but it’s why you are starting to see
          greater residential development occurring along transport corridors and central
          activity districts." One of the first acts of the Baillieu Government was to dump
          Labor’s policy of facilitating such development along transport routes.

          Planning Minister Matthew Guy said: "It shouldn’t be open slather along those
          corridors. Opening the city up as a construction site will cost us our hveability. We
          need to manage population growth and also manage our liveability." With
          Melbourne’s population tipped to increase by more than 30 per cent by 2031, Mr Guy
          said the Government wanted several options to accommodate growth "in and around
          the CBD, in activities areas, in our growth areas and in regional areas".

          Opposition planning spokesman Brian Tee said the Government had a hidden agenda
          to dump housing development in certain suburbs and streets.



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Draft Swan St Structure Plan - RESPONSE

  • 1. DIMMEYS Yarra River Swan Street Corridor DRAFT SWAN STREET STRUCTURE PLAN. V2 RESPONSE - (SAVE DIMMEYS) HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT - CBD EXTENSION? RICHMOND / CREMORNE / BURNLEY / YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR
  • 2. DIMMEYS THREATENED YET AGAIN Swan Street DIMMEYS Draft Swan Street Structure Plan Version 2 (V2) Yarra Council DSSSP. V2. Flags High-Density High-Rise Towers Along Yarra River Corridor
  • 3. S ECTION 1 RESPONSE SUMMARY by: Save Dimmeys The Draft Swan Street Structure Plan. V2 (DSSSP) is to provide a strate- gic approach for managing future development on Swan Street and the surrounding study area. At its September 2011 meeting, Yarra Council deferred adoption of the plan so further discussions and work could be undertaken on it. The revised Draft Structure Plan. V2 is ‘worse’ than the DSSSP Version PAGE 1. The DSSSP V2 Built Form Map is included at Page 15 of this RE- CONTENT SPONSE document. 3 Summary Of particular interest is the ‘built form’, (preferred maximum building heights and setback). The study area involved in this DSSSP. V2 is from 4 Background the Yarra River up to the top of Richmond Hill, (St Ignatius) and from ncillors 5 Punt Road all the way to Loyola Grove. (Burnley Golf Course). DSSP V2. Public Exhibition - Cou 6 SAY NO to the Yarra Councillors, acting to force high-density develop- DIMMEYS ment towers upon (Richmond / Cremorne / Burnley), and creating a de- INCT AREAS 7 BUILT FORM (HEIGHTS) PREC facto Melbourne Central Business District, (CBD) extension. 9 WHAT IS NEEDED SAY NO to the proposed 7-10 Storey Built Form Towers. Yarra Council Flags High-Rise 10 SAY NO to the High-Density Signature Building Towers (up to 20 Sto- r Towers Along Yarra River Corrido reys, Yellow Stars on DSSSP V2 Map). s 11 SAY NO to higher buildings along the Yarra River Corridor & Trans- Lodge Your Submission -Detail 11 port Corridors, (Punt Road & All Railway Lines) for High-Density Tow- Councillors Contact ers. 2 Storey Example - Swan Street Existing Submissions must be lodged by: 8 June 2012 elopment 13 Shop, increase to Six Storey Dev 14 Media Alert - Higher density 14 Lodge Written Submissions to: se Sought DSSSP V2 / Questions - Respon 15 StrategicAdmin@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au ights) MAP - DSSSP. V2 Built Form (He Densities 16 Plan - Opportunities Increased Study Area 17 Send a copy of the Written Submission to all Councillors. Draft Swan St Structure Plan - Group bulk email to ALL Councillors (below) 18 Contact: Save Dimmeys Councillors@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au 3
  • 4. S ECTION 2 Background DSSP V2. PUBLIC EXHIBITION - COUNCILLORS In September 2011 Save Dimmeys alerted residents about the As recently as 17 April, 2012, Yarra Council was under pressure and Draft Swan Street Structure Plan (DSSSP) Version 1 from Yarra again voted to put this ambiguous, incomplete and inconclusive Ver- Council. Initially, the Council placed on public exhibition the Struc- sion 2 document on exhibition, calling for public comment. ture Plan with proposed built form building heights being 5-6 storeys maximum except on a few designated sites. The Councillors did not hear your response loud enough last time. We were pleased that with all your input and feedback to Yarra Councillors, they elected to send it back to the drawing board Once again you have to get your fingers working. and delayed its adoption. Email, text, fax, phone and contact EVERY ONE OF THE SIX Version 2 of the Draft Swan Street Structure Plan (DSSSP) is now COUNCILLORS * who voted for the Draft Swan Structure Plan. in front of us, and regrettably it is far WORSE than the first! Yarra Version 2. Council has not taken the opportunity to remedy the deficiencies in the Version 1 document. Nor has it addressed any concerns of Written Submissions must be lodged by 8 June 2012 to: the submitters (residents). In fact it ignores everything raised by the community. StrategicAdmin@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au Also, send a copy of the Written Submission to all Councillors. Group bulk email to ALL Councillors (below) Councillors@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au 4
  • 5. S ECTION 3 Background Continued... * The SIX Councillors will face the community on VOTING DAY, At the Yarra Council Meeting on 17 April 2012, WHICH IS ONLY 165 DAYS AWAY, (Saturday October 27, 2012). * Six (6) Councillors voted to endorse the Draft Swan St Structure The Councillors need to become our true representatives. They cannot continue to act as defacto Council Officers and agents of the State De- Plan. V2, and place it on Public Exhibition. partment of Planning, serving to push a document which Ted Baillieu (now Victorian Premier) said when he was Shadow Minister for Plan- ROLL CALL. ning in 2004 “Melbourne 2030 is a dud. The Government is adding a new regime – priority development zones –, which will add new Councillor Dale Smedley (Apology & absent from Council Meet- powers that override Councils planning controls. We should be ing). very cautious about the way that Melbourne 2030 is proceeding… Councillor Stephen Jolly & Councillor Anthony Main (OP- Structure Planning can be ignored. There have been activity cen- POSED the Draft Swan St Structure Plan V2. Public Exhibi- tres that have been de-designated since by the Minister – these deci- tion). sions are totally arbitrary. There is no way to appeal”. Dr Paul Mees, Senior Lecturer in University of Melbourne, Architec- *Councillor Josh Funder (Moved) [Labor] ture & Planning is also quoted in a report to Yarra Council on the 9 No- vember 2004, talking at the Smith Street Bianco Redevelopment Pub- *Councillor Geoff Barber (Seconded) [Labor] Mayor lic Meeting stated: “85% of Activity Centres are Major Activity Cen- tres like Smith Street. These are where large-scale redevelop- *Councillor Alison Clarke (Amendment) [Green] ment will occur. Arguably, there are no real criteria, they can be de-designated and one Major Activity Centre has been de- *Councillor Amanda Stone (Amendment) [Green] designated (BLACKBURN). …. THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR ACTIVITY CENTRES SAY NOTH- *Councillor Sam Gaylard (Seconded) [Green] ING ABOUT NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER, HERITAGE ETC….”.The Draft Swan Street Structure Plan study area encom- *Councillor Jackie Fristacky (Amendment) [Independent] passes much more real estate than just properties fronting Swan 5
  • 6. Street. One look at the Draft Swan Street contemplate adequate coverage for such the DIMMEYS South Side of Swan Structure Plan will reveal huge tracts of an increase in density. Street is proposed to increase the land far more than encompassed in the maximum height to six (6) storeys. vision of Major Activity Centres in Mel- Yarra Councillors live no-where near bourne 2030. The area involved in this the Swan Street Structure area. What remains of the two-storey exist- monstrosity is from the Yarra River up to ing DIMMEYS building after the new the top of Richmond Hill, (St Ignatius) Glass Tower is built? IT IS PROPOSED and from Punt Road all the way to Loyola TO BE ALLOWED SIX STOREYS ALL Grove. (Burnley Golf Course). ALONG THE SWAN STREET FRONT- AGE? Clearly, the Draft Swan Street Structure Plan as now publicly exhibited Version2 An increase of two storeys permitted is aimed at facilitating and encourag- after only six months delay in adopting ing an influx of developer’s intent on this document. Any infill Tower be- high-density sky-scraper tower con- tween the DIMMEYS Glass Tower and struction, which have little or no ar- THE MURAL, COULD BE SIX OR chitectural merit nor community MORE STOREYS DEPENDING ON benefit. THE WHIM OF HERITAGE VICTORIA, YARRA COUNCIL AND OTHERS. The infrastructure and services important to encouraging and maintaining increases STAGE ONE Glass Tower already ap- in population growth, (such as envisaged DIMMEYS proved for Ten Storeys on DIMMEYS. by higher density hi-rise tower construc- STAGE TWO: 1-3 Railway Place (DIM- tion within the Draft Swan Street Struc- The Draft Swan Street Structure Plan MEYS car park) proposal of 9 Storeys, cur- ture Plan study area), has been consis- Version 1 and 2 both affect the DIM- rently in hand with Yarra Council. tently and steadily eroded since the early MEYS site. (DIMMEYS Stages 1 & 2 1980’s, e.g. Child Care Centres, Maternal and any further in-fill tower propos- STAGE THREE: Possible In-fill Tower on Health, Kindergartens, Primary School DIMMEYS directly behind the MURAL, als). and Secondary Schools and Public meet- preferred 6 Storeys? Probably much ing Spaces and open green spaces / Play- In Version 1, the Council voted that the higher, given the previous two precedents grounds. Draft Swan Street Structure Plan on the of Stage One and Stage Two. South Side of Swan Street (DIMMEYS In discussion with Councillors in 2011, These facilities have all been eroded to the side) was to be four (4) storeys maximum. about DSSSP Version 1 plans and draw- detriment of the local community, and are This was in September 2011. ings, and built form heights being so am- not proposed to be replaced even with the biguous, and at odds with Council pre- influx of 20,000 new residents proposed Now, the new Version 2 of the Draft ferred height limit, it was revealed that for Richmond. Existing services such as Swan Street Structure Plan reveals Councillors understood “we all know that Post, Police and Fire and Digital Commu- the DIMMEYS South Side of Swan nications will be sorely stretched to even is just the starting point. We want a maxi- mum of six storeys and the developers 6
  • 7. say we start at six storeys, because it’s just not viable for anything CAR WASH SITE: (Cnr Swan St & Punt Road, opposite Richmond lower”. Station), 5-6 Storeys. Possibly up to 20 Storeys on the Car Wash site. Yellow Star on Map = Signature Building, Higher Built Form. (Higher Tower). BURNLEY STATION VILLAGE: 7-10 Storeys. This is in addition to the proposed signature landmark building possibly up to 20 Sto- reys on the Station. Is now the preferred heights. Yellow Star on Map = Signature Building, Higher Built Form. (Higher Tower). PROMEDICUS BUILDING SITE: 5-6 Storeys. Cnr Swan & Burn- ley Streets. (former State Savings Bank directly opposite Rising Sun Hotel). Possibly up to 20 Storeys. Is now the preferred heights. Yel- low Star on Map = Signature Building, Higher Built Form. (Higher Tower). EAST RICHMOND STATION VILLAGE: 5-6 Storeys. Is now the preferred heights. ROSELLA COMPLEX PRECINCT: 7-10 Storeys. Is now the pre- ferred heights. PUNT ROAD PRECINCT: (Swan Street- S.E. Freeway) 5-6 Sto- reys. Is now the preferred heights. However, built form to appropri- BUILT FORM (HEIGHTS) AREAS ately respond to conditions created by proximity to significant The DSSSP Version 2 recommended heights are shown on the associ- transport routes. (PINK wriggle line) See map legend. ated maps as being: [Land Corner Punt Road & Rout Street, has a current Planning Ap- RICHMOND STATION VILLAGE: 7-10 Storeys. Tanner Street – plication for an 8 Storey Tower - VCAT hearing commenced 14 May Stewart Street. Wangaratta Street – Punt Road. This is in addition 2012]. to the proposed signature landmark building of 20 Storeys above the Richmond Station itself. Yellow Star on Map = Signature Build- RICHMOND MALTINGS PRECINCT: Area surrounding Nylex ing, Higher Built Form. (Higher Tower). Clock & Silos. 7-10 Storeys however a new signature building possi- bly up to 20 Storeys in Cremorne St in this area. Will this block the [5 Stewart Street currently has a Planning Application for a 13 Sto- Nylex Clock? (Yellow Star on Map = Signature Building, Higher Built rey Tower - VCAT hearing commenced 14 May 2012]. Form. (Higher Tower). BOTHERAMBO STREET; 5-6 Storeys. (Swan Street - Tanner SWAN STREET: South Side, 5-6 Storeys (DIMMEYS SIDE). (Punt Street). Is now the preferred heights. Road - Burnley Street). Is now the preferred heights. 7
  • 8. SWAN STREET: South Side, 7-10 Storeys (Burnley Street - Stawell This means in plain English that if a developer, wanted higher build- Street. (Mitchells Timber Yard in middle of this area). ings, they will most likely get it approved, as Yarra Council does not have mandated or prescribed (fixed) height limits in place anywhere SWAN STREET: North Side, 4 Storeys (OPPOSITE DIMMEYS). in the planning scheme. Between Botherambo Street & Just before Burnley Street. See map. Neither version of the DSSSP makes any reference to sustain- SWAN STREET: North Side. 5-6 Storeys. Corner of Burnley St. Is able development. Yet Yarra Council has promoted on 25 April now the preferred heights. See map. 2012, about $30,000 funding for a new Yarra Environment Strat- egy 2013-2017, which for the first time will include policies SWAN STREET: North Side, 4 Storeys (Burnley Street). Is now the linked to climate adaptation and peak oil, we believe: preferred heights. BURNLEY STREET: 5-6 Storeys. (Swan Street - Newry Street). Is “that to NOT include environmental aspects in the DSSSP. now the preferred heights. V2 is reprehensible, and is a major deficiency in the docu- ment” and it currently does not include any renewable energy 658 CHURCH STREET PRECINCT: 7-10 Storeys. (Next to S.E. assessment, requirement and obligation for any multi-storey de- Freeway off ramp) possibly up to 20 Storeys. (Yellow Star on Map velopment. = Signature Building, Higher Built Form. (Higher Tower). In 2012, it is unbelievable that this type of incomplete Strategic Plan- TWICKENHAM CRESCENT: Corner Gibdon Street. Strategic Re- ning development and construction policy document is even consid- development Site. Shown as 5-6 Storeys. ered. YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR: Burnley Street - Gibdon Street. Punt Any credible strategic document of this type MUST include a Road - Church Street. Built form to appropriately respond to condi- minimum of the following requirements for any multi-storey tions created by proximity to significant transport routes. (PINK development: wriggle line) See map legend. RAILWAY LINES: (ALL) Built form to appropriately respond to con- •! Rainwater harvesting and filtration for potable use within the ditions created by proximity to significant transport routes. (PINK building. wriggle line) See map legend. •! Grey water recycling possibly for use as toilet flushing, along with filtration and cleansing of the water for garden use. IMPORTANT NOTE •! Solar panels on rooftops and also world’s best practice Solar “THE BUILDING HEIGHTS AND SETBACKS PLAN IS INTENDED TO Panel Films on windows. BE A GUIDE ONLY. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WILL BE AS- •! Evacuated tube panels to be installed as window awnings for SESSED AGAINST THE SITES CONTEXT, RELEVANT OBJECTIVES use in hot water service / hydronic heating as necessary. OF THE STRUCTURE PLAN, STATE POLICY AND COUNCILS PLAN- NING SCHEME” (Map on Page 42 of the Draft Swan Street Structure •! The use of atriums in the core of the multi-storey building to Plan V2). provide both light and thermal cooling to the interior of the structure. 8
  • 9. •! LED lighting throughout the building including stand alone Solar Powered security lighting. WHAT IS NEEDED? .. •! Green wall gardens to any multi-storey concrete construction. A better and holistic outcome, for a viable and endur- •! Wind turbine small power generation for hot air and stale air ing community and more sustainable growth. This extraction. can easily be achieved by incorporating and adopting Insulation of both walls and floors. Heat Reflective Metalised the following factors: • Glazing film on all windows. 1. De-designation of Swan Street to be a “Neighbourhood • ! Hydronic building heating, possibly re-using sanitised grey Activity Centre” instead of being a Major Activity Centre. water. 2. Reduction of the area covered under the DSSSP Study •! Storm water discharged to be sanitized to provide subterra- to include only Swan Street frontage properties. nean cooling / heating modules. 3. Yarra Council should abandon the Draft Swan Street Structure Plan. V2 in its current form, as it needs to be Councillors, say they are “environmentally aware”, yet allow totally en- completely re-written to include sustainability / envi- vironmentally deficient documents to pass out for public exhibition. ronmental zoning / building height setback issues. Once again, it falls to the community to tell the Councillors just what 4.! Yarra Council should consult to ascertain how “Black- their policy documents (which will be in effect for at least 5-10 years) burn” has had re-designation of its activity centre. should contain. 5.! Existing Business 1 Zone (B1) properties which front Swan Street, and immediate vicinity only should be covered by DSSSP – not anywhere else / other zones. 6.! Existing Business 3 Zone (B3) / Comprehensive Zone and Mixed Use Zone should only be 5-6 Storeys maximum height. 7. Spot Rezoning to allow higher built form builings should NOT be allowed. 8. Yarra Council should maintain its existing MSS (Munici- pal Strategic Statement) Policy for built form heights of 5-6 Storeys preferred maximum height. 9. Yarra Council’s MSS (Municipal Strategic Statement) should only allow 5-6 storeys, subject to satisfying envi- ronmental / sustainability strategy requirements. 9
  • 10. 10. A maximum of six (6) Storeys anywhere other than Heri- tunities to be created within existing buildings and pro- tage Overlay areas. Buffer Zones should be prescribed motion of co-housing (retention of existing homes accom- as at least 50 metres andshould be adhered to when con- modating unrelated individuals who share common ar- sidering applications adjacent to sensitive land uses. eas yet have their own private quarters under the same roof). 11. The limit for acceptable multi-storey high-rise develop- ment should be determined by the ability to “walk-up” The Council Minutes indicate that the Councillors have raised the building in the event of power failure (eg. Multi- the possibility of high density towers along the Yarra River storey buildings require elevators). Corridor, with the ambiguous wording of the amendment they moved. Particularly as the Draft Swan Street Structure 12. Swan Street frontage buildings (both sides) should be Plan Study area goes right down to the Yarra River. three (3) storeys (as existing) height, but all further up- per levels MUST be setback a minimum of six (6) me- At the April 17 Council Meeting, the Councillors moved an tres from the front of the building property line in Swan amendment to the DSSSP V2: “should higher buildings Street. Existing Council position as per DSSSP Version 1 go along the Yarra River Corridor to take advantage (retention of 4 storeys maximum building height in of amenity and views (see p28 and p36)”. Swan Street Heritage Overlay areas) to be formal- ised and included into Planning Scheme ordinance. By keeping the DSSSP study area so large and extended to the Yarra River, the possibility for High Density (Towers) 13. Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) policy to be revised and re-written with the Council position of permitting no along the Yarra River Corridor can be put into action, par- more than three (3) storeys along Swan Street at the ticularly if you study the DSSSP map and the ‘PINK wriggle street front property line and four (4) storeys maximum line’ which is on: DSSSP. V2. Page 42. Figure 9. Built Form. only if set back a minimum of six (6) metres from Swan Street frontage, and this revision incorporated into the The ‘PINK wriggle line’ is over: Punt Road. [Transport Corri- Planning Scheme Ordinance. dor]. All Railway Lines. [Transport Corridor] and; 14. The existing Swan Street streetscape façades to be re- Large sections of the Yarra River Corridor. The Built Form tained. It is Heritage Overlay streetscape on both sides of Map legend states: Swan Street. New construction design must be in accor- dance with Heritage built form, urban context and be far more responsive to its Heritage surrounds, than we are currently witnessing at DIMMEYS sites. 15. The Draft Swan Street Structure Plan must look at includ- ing all alternative measures for achieving the desired in- crease in population growth, such as the use of existing vacant shop tops for low cost housing, adaptive re-use of existing vacant commercial properties for multi- The DSSSP V2 Built Form Map is included at Page 15 of this occupancy tenement housing; rezoning Business 3 Zone RESPONSE document. (B3) to alternative zones which allow new housing oppor- 10
  • 11. We need to permanently stop Richmond / Cremorne / Burn- ley being the dumping ground for Housing Commission style development, or mega commercial applications, which is the Lodge Written Submissions to: aim of Planning Officers and Councillors. StrategicAdmin@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au SAY NO to the Yarra Councillors, acting to force high- density development towers upon (Richmond / Cremorne / Submissions must be lodged by: 8 June 2012 Burnley), and creating a defacto Melbourne Central Busi- ness District, (CBD) extension. Also, send a copy of the Written Submission to all Council- SAY NO to the proposed 7-10 Storey Built Form Towers. lors. Group bulk email to ALL Councillors (below) SAY NO to the High-Density Signature Building Towers Councillors@YarraCity.Vic.Gov.Au (Stars on Map). SAY NO to higher buildings along the Yarra River Corridor Councillors Contacts: & Transport Corridors, (Punt Road & Railway Lines) for Josh Funder [Melba Ward] - 0428 386 337 (Mob) High-Density Towers. The Councillors cannot blame VCAT all the time for overdevel- Geoff Barbour [Mayor] - 0438 034 241 (Mob) opment approvals. Alison Clarke [Melba Ward] - 0428 509 943 (Mob) This DSSSP V2 is straight out pushing the housing tar- Sam Gaylard - 0448 586 884 (Mob). gets into Richmond / Cremorne / Burnley only. Tel: 9489 5429 (after hours) Meanwhile, the areas where Councillors live, get a re- prieve from high-density development. Amanda Stone - 0429 358 170 (Mob) Jackie Fristacky - 0412 597 794 (Mob). Tel: 9347 3818 (after hours) WRITE: Yarra Council Strategic Planning Branch 333 Bridge RoadRichmond 3121 FAX: Yarra Council (03) 8417 6666 11
  • 12. RING: Yarra Council Phone: 9205 5555 Acknowledgement Council's standard opening hours are 8.30am - 5.00pm, Mon- day to Friday. AEST. This DSSSP. V2 Response document was written and prepared in collaboration with the Save Dimmeys Committee: USE EVERY FORM OF CONTACT TO TELL EACH OF For and on behalf of Save Dimmeys THE SIX (6) COUNCILLORS * THEIR VISION IN THE DRAFT SWAN STREET STRUCTURE PLAN V2. docu- ment is not acceptable. Click on link below to: Yarra Council - (DSSSP. V2) Allan Harris!! ! ! ! Nelly Verstoep Secretary! ! ! ! ! Community Heritage, http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Planning--Building/Structur on behalf of Save Dimmeys! ! Environment & Planning e-and-Local-Area-Plans/Swan-Street-Structure-Plan/ [The Association]! ! ! ! Consultant Click on link below to: Save Dimmeys - Draft Swan Street Structure Plan - RESPONSE http://www.Scribd.com/SaveDimmeys 12
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  • 14. text 1 MEDIA ALERT Full text For queries regarding this item, contact service@mediamonitors.com.au Cities gang up on state Herald Sun, Melbourne by John Masanauskas 24 Apr 2012 General News - page 15 - 261 words - ID 143103072 - Photo: No - Type: News Item - Size: 98.14cm2 MAJOR councils are pushing ahead with plans to allow more high density housing along public transport routes despite a crackdown by the Baillieu Government. Melbourne City Council and councils covering transport hubs such as Box Bill, Dandenong and Frankston have joined forces to promote multi-storey apartment blocks in train and tram corridors. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said yesterday it was a viable alternative to outer suburban sprawl. "We have all signed it saying that we all, as a policy position, encourage that greater intensification of development for six-storey development along transport corridors because that’s the way we see population being accommodated using infrastructure better, but not detracting from the liveability of the city," he said. "We’ve got to get used to it it’s not for everybody but it’s why you are starting to see greater residential development occurring along transport corridors and central activity districts." One of the first acts of the Baillieu Government was to dump Labor’s policy of facilitating such development along transport routes. Planning Minister Matthew Guy said: "It shouldn’t be open slather along those corridors. Opening the city up as a construction site will cost us our hveability. We need to manage population growth and also manage our liveability." With Melbourne’s population tipped to increase by more than 30 per cent by 2031, Mr Guy said the Government wanted several options to accommodate growth "in and around the CBD, in activities areas, in our growth areas and in regional areas". Opposition planning spokesman Brian Tee said the Government had a hidden agenda to dump housing development in certain suburbs and streets. Media Alerts are published under licence by Media Monitors and may be subject to error or omission. Media Alerts are for the use of Media Monitors clients only and may not be provided to any third party for any purpose whatsoever without a licence from the publisher or the appropriate licensing body . Media Monitors operates across the Asia Pacific region and uses multiple sources to gather audience data for internet , press, radio and television media entities . These audience data providers include AGB Nielsen Media Research , Audit Bureau of Circulations, comScore, CSM Media Research , OzTAM, Nielsen, Research International and TNS. 14
  • 15. 42 ST ST ST ST M ILL ER S AL FR ED BUILT FORM RO GE RS LE NN OX St. Ignatius Church Building Heights and Setbacks RI CH M ON D TC E PREFERRED MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHTS: STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT SITE - REFER TO DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES 2-3 STOREYS ST RE ET Richmond TA NN ER ST RE ET ADOPTED OCT 2008. ST RE ET ST RE ET Community 4 STOREYS ST RE ET Learning Centre ST RE ET GI PP S 5-6 STOREYS ST M AR Y RICH ST BO EW STAN LE Y S TA M O N D 7-10 STOREYS ST RE ET AR ST RE ET ST RE ET TS BO TH ER AM TION CL IFT ON (Height subject to consistancy with MSS Clause T ST RE ET DO CK ER GTV9 21.05-2, Objective 17, Strategy 17.2) ST RE ET ST RE ET ST RE ET NE W RY ST RE ET CH AR LE S SENSITIVE EDGE REQUIRING APPROPRIATE DU KE CO PP IN ST RE ET BUILT FORM TREATMENT IN ACCORDANCE BU NT IN G WITH RELEVANT LOCAL POLICIES CU TT ER BE ND IG O B U RN LE Y Gosch’s BUILD TO STREET BOUNDARY UP TO 3 STOREYS BE LL Paddock Dimmeys Ball WITH VISUALLY RECESSIVE UPPER LEVELS ST BE IS SE L Tower SW AN ST RE ET ST RE ET FA RM ER ST RE ET STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT SITE ON RO AD EAST RICH ST MON W EL LIN GT STATION D ENCOURAGE GROUND FLOOR SETBACKS WITH EP ST HE SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPING NS CR EM OR NE LE SN EY ST RE ET PU N T ON BUILT FORM TO APPROPRIATELY RESPOND Netball Courts CH AP EL ST RE ET TO CONDITIONS CREATED BY PROXIMITY BU RN LE Y TO SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORT ROUTES ST R EE T STAT IO N ST RE ET ST RE ET ST RE ET Kangan EXISTING SIGNIFICANT LANDMARK ST RE ET Institute KE LS O ST RE ET OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW SIGNATURE Barkly Golden Square BUILDING INCORPORATING: ST RE ET Gardens Bicentenial Park CO PP IN RO ON EY ST RE ET ST RE ET Slade CH U RC H BR IG HT ON Knitwear ST RE ET Sign ST GO AD AM U Nylex G H ST RE ET CH ES NU T GR EE N NO RT H Sign ST EXISTING OPEN SPACES STAW EL L Richmond P.S. CR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING H AM RAIL AND CITYLINK M AR Y Alan Bain EN Reserve ICK BA LM AI N BA RK LY TW ST AV * Please note that the Building Heights and Setbacks CI CO TT ER TY BE NT ST RE ET ST RE ET Plan is intended to be a guide only. Development L IN CITYLINK proposals will be assessed against the site’s K GO RD ON ST RE ET YA R AM ST ER DA RA M ST RE ET RIV ER State policy and Council’s Planning Scheme. YO RK SH IR 2-3 storeys = 10 metres; 4 storeys = 13 metres; E ST RE ET 5-6 storeys = 19 metres; 7-10 storeys = 22-31 metres Capital 0 50 100 200m City Trail LINK CITY Herring Island R RIVE Y ARRA Figure 9: Built Form