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YARRA COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL 6:30PM RE MINISTER'S 'BANCO' DECISION
Roll up to hear what Planning Minister Hulls' decision to approve 'Banco's' plans means for Smith Street, speakers inc MP Richard Wynne, Yarra Council's lawyers and planning staff
Yarra Council Public Meeting on Wednesday 19 April 2006 at 6:30pm in the Fitzroy Town Hall re Planning Minister Hulls' decision to approve 'Banco's' plans for Smith Street.
[Planning Application for Review No. P754/2005 132-172 Smith Street and 63-71 Little Oxford Street, Collingwood].
WHAT: Public meeting on Planning Minister Hulls' decision to approve Banco's plans, reject Council's Smith Street Interim Structure Plan and refuse mandatory controls for Smith Street.
WHEN: Wednesday 19 April 2006 from 6.30-8:30pm.
WHERE: Reading Room, Fitzroy Town Hall, crnr Moor Street.
WHO: Presentations by Local State MP Richard Wynne; Yarra's Langridge Ward Councillors; Council's lawyers; Council planning staff.
Council has promised community input at the meeting and has a proposed Agenda:
- Address (Richard Wynne MP State Member for Richmond).
- Update on the issue of a planning permit for Banco site and the potential use of Local Laws to manage off site amenity impacts (John Rantino, Maddocks Lawyers).
- Explanation of the planning permit conditions (Council planning staff).
- Discussion and comments including use of Local Laws.
DON'T MISS THIS MEETING IF YOU WANT TO:
Ask questions of your Local MP, Councillors, Council planning staff and Council's lawyers.
Hear first hand what the Planning Minister's decision means for Smith Street - the Banco site AND the rest of Smith Street.
Know if Smith Street is vulnerable to more high-rise towers now the Planning Minister has rejected Council's interim plan and refused mandatory height controls.
Ask Local MP Richard Wynne how he will fight for mandatory controls for Smith Street.
Hear how this decision affects the proposed redevelopment of Smith Street's Safeway site.
Have a say on ways to minimise the worst effects of the development such as traffic for local residents and businesses.
Know how this happened despite such strong community opposition, especially if you were one of the original 1500 objectors, among the hundreds who protested at public meetings and street rallies, or were one of the hundreds more who signed petitions and sent electronic petitions objecting to Banco's plans for Smith Street and asking the Minister to approve Council's interim plan for Smith Street.
FAST FACTS ABOUT THE BANCO DEVELOPMENT …
- Banco has been issued a planning permit by the Yarra Council.
- Banco can start building any time after Yarra Council approves its new plans.
- Banco can raze almost half a block from Smith St's Grace Darling to Old Post Office back to Little Oxford St and destroy heritage buildings to construct 3 high-rise towers of 8, 7 and 5 storeys (viewed as 8, 9 storeys on Little Oxford St); 161 apartments; 3 level underground car-park of 411 spaces; offices; shopping mall with 10 retail outlets, 200 seat café and 24 hour supermarket.
- Banco has a total of 6 years within which it must start and finish this development.
- Traffic experts predict 800% increase in traffic movements into and out of Little Oxford St (400 movements now up to 3,000 daily) from and onto local streets.
- Loading, unloading, waste collection all on Little Oxford St from 7am to 10pm daily.
- Trucks will reverse into loading bays on Little Oxford St to make deliveries.
- 24 hour supermarket is serviced by a 411 space car park built underground on 3 levels and accessed only from Little Oxford St.
- 3 towers can be built up to a max of 9 storeys high as viewed from Little Oxford St.
AND HARD QUESTIONS …
- Will property investors on Little Oxford Street and neighbouring streets be able to rent any property with a long-term construction site as its backyard?
- What disruption can locals running home-based businesses expect with a building site on their doorstep?
- Will on-street parking be affected by the development, during and after construction?
- Will Little Oxford Street be safe for pedestrians?
- Are there any occupational health and safety issues caused by the development - by exhaust fumes, noise, light spillage, increased traffic, etc?
- What will happen to existing businesses on Smith Street servicing the community?
- What can Council do now?
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