Amendment C143 88-100 McKinnon Road McKinnon
Stop the Rezone from Industrial 3 Zone to Mixed Use Zone
Enough is enough
It is not too late - you can still lodge an objection
The deadline of 23 December 2016 has passed for submitting objections to Glen Eira Council in regards to the C143 amendment.
However, Glen Eira Council has advised us that you can still submit objections to the council up until the Planning conference, scheduled for 23 February 2017.
Power is in numbers
The more objections the council receives, the stronger the message we send to council that this rezone must not go through! Send your objection NOW! Don’t wait until it is too late.
The deadline of 23 December 2016 has passed for submitting objections to Glen Eira Council in regards to the C143 amendment.
However, Glen Eira Council has advised us that you can still submit objections to the council up until the Planning conference, scheduled for 23 February 2017.
Power is in numbers
The more objections the council receives, the stronger the message we send to council that this rezone must not go through! Send your objection NOW! Don’t wait until it is too late.
The Glen Eira Council has presented C143 Amendment to the planning minister and is currently being exhibited. The proposal is to change the zoning from INZ zone (Industrial Zone) to a MUZ (Mixed Use Zone).
What does this mean? (click here to view and download C143 submission documents from the Glen Eira Council website)
Buried in the proposal is a Design and Development Overlay (DDO) for a 4 storey medium-density development. That is 14.5 metres high! There are no provisions for side and front setbacks. And worst, this 4 storey proposal is surrounded by mostly one storey residential zones.
This rezoning MUST NOT GO THROUGH. If it does, it will disastrous and can't be reversed.
There was no consultation with the community.
McKinnon Road, near Wheatley Road is NOT in a commercial zone. Is is not an Urban Centre or a Neighbourhood Activity Centre. McKinnon is a village. A development like this could destroy McKinnon Village and the surrounding area. Just take a look at Bent Street and Nicholson Street. The Domino Effect.
This proposal is inappropriate for this location.
What does this mean? (click here to view and download C143 submission documents from the Glen Eira Council website)
Buried in the proposal is a Design and Development Overlay (DDO) for a 4 storey medium-density development. That is 14.5 metres high! There are no provisions for side and front setbacks. And worst, this 4 storey proposal is surrounded by mostly one storey residential zones.
This rezoning MUST NOT GO THROUGH. If it does, it will disastrous and can't be reversed.
There was no consultation with the community.
McKinnon Road, near Wheatley Road is NOT in a commercial zone. Is is not an Urban Centre or a Neighbourhood Activity Centre. McKinnon is a village. A development like this could destroy McKinnon Village and the surrounding area. Just take a look at Bent Street and Nicholson Street. The Domino Effect.
This proposal is inappropriate for this location.
- Increase in traffic on a small road, near the roundabout
- A four-storey building of 14.5 metres surrounded by GRZ1 (General residential) and NRZ1 (Neighbourhood Residential)
- Increase in noise
STOP ANOTHER BENT STREET DISASTER OCCURING. WRITE AN OBJECTION TO GLEN EIRA COUNCIL ASAP! POWER IN NUMBERS MEANS THE COUNCIL CAN REJECT THIS PROPOSAL
Don't wait.
The deadline for objections was 23rd December 2016. However Council can still receive objections right up until the Planning Conference date, set for 23 February 2017.
What next?
The objections will be presented to the Planning Conference on 23 February 2017. Objections can be accepted up until this date but the sooner you send it, the better.
The volume of objections will send a strong and clear message to the council to either, abandon the amendment, amend it or put it through.
HAVE YOUR SAY!
STOP ANOTHER BENT STREET DISASTER OCCURING. WRITE AN OBJECTION TO GLEN EIRA COUNCIL ASAP! POWER IN NUMBERS MEANS THE COUNCIL CAN REJECT THIS PROPOSAL
Don't wait.
The deadline for objections was 23rd December 2016. However Council can still receive objections right up until the Planning Conference date, set for 23 February 2017.
What next?
The objections will be presented to the Planning Conference on 23 February 2017. Objections can be accepted up until this date but the sooner you send it, the better.
The volume of objections will send a strong and clear message to the council to either, abandon the amendment, amend it or put it through.
HAVE YOUR SAY!
Download a template objection here (or see below to email your objection):
Make sure you put your name, address, phone number and sign the bottom.
ANYBODY IN THE GLEN EIRA ELECTORATE CAN SEND AN OBJECTION! And all adults in a household can submit one each.
ANYBODY IN THE GLEN EIRA ELECTORATE CAN SEND AN OBJECTION! And all adults in a household can submit one each.
Send your objection to:
Glen Eira City Council
Strategic Planning
PO Box 42
Caulfield South VIC 3162
Glen Eira City Council
Strategic Planning
PO Box 42
Caulfield South VIC 3162
instructions to Email your objection:
1. Copy all of the email below into a new email and then follow instructions 2-5
2. Email your objection to: [email protected]
and copy [email protected]
3. Please make sure you copy this into the Subject line of the email:
Objection to Amendment C143 & DDO Schedule 6
88-100 McKinnon Road, McKinnon
4. Insert your name and address where indicated in the text below
5. Check your email and send it.
*Disclaimer: We are concerned residents who live on McKinnon Road and we have set up this website to facilitate a more simple process to object. Please note that your email address and personal details you send to savemckinnonvillage (at) gmail.com will be kept strictly confidential and we will not use it, sell it or provide it to third parties. You will only be contacted if there are issues with your emailed objections sent to council. We only ask that you copy us into your objection email so that we have a record sent to the City of Glen Eira *in case*.
2. Email your objection to: [email protected]
and copy [email protected]
3. Please make sure you copy this into the Subject line of the email:
Objection to Amendment C143 & DDO Schedule 6
88-100 McKinnon Road, McKinnon
4. Insert your name and address where indicated in the text below
5. Check your email and send it.
*Disclaimer: We are concerned residents who live on McKinnon Road and we have set up this website to facilitate a more simple process to object. Please note that your email address and personal details you send to savemckinnonvillage (at) gmail.com will be kept strictly confidential and we will not use it, sell it or provide it to third parties. You will only be contacted if there are issues with your emailed objections sent to council. We only ask that you copy us into your objection email so that we have a record sent to the City of Glen Eira *in case*.
[email starts here]
Dear Sir/Madam
Re: Objection to Glen Eira Planning Scheme Amendment C143 & DDO Schedule 6
88-100 McKinnon Road, McKinnon
My name is [insert your full name]. I reside/own the property at [insert your address].
I object to the above proposal and request that, after the Planning Conference, Council re-assesses the Development Proposal with a view to abandoning Amendment C143 and DDO6 and enabling residents input into decisions related to appropriate re-zoning and appropriate height and setback provisions.
The grounds for my objection are:
This proposed zone amendment is significant and detrimental to this area.
The Design & Development Overlay proposes a 4 Storey Development in the middle of clearly defined residential (RGZ) and neighbourhood (NRZ) zones.
Mixed Use Zone inappropriate for site
McKinnon Road is not a major retail centre – it is a village with neighbourhood shops clearly zoned Commercial (as shown on above zoning map). The proposed Mixed Use Zone at 88-100 McKinnon Road is inappropriate for this location because of the surrounding residential zones. Because this site is an isolated pocket of industrially zoned land surrounded by residential zones, the only re-zoning appropriate to this area of McKinnon Road is residential. Any zoning change to Mixed Use is completely out of step with its surrounds.
Design & Development Overlay
The proposal to apply a DDO to this site with a height limit of 14.5m (4 storeys) is inappropriate to the surrounding residential zones where height limits are clearly set (max. height of 2 storeys in NRZ zones and 3 storeys in GRZ zones). Having 4 storeys will not make it a “gateway building.” The size and character will create an anomaly building and dominate the landscape, creating visual bulk and physical mass. This proposed building will also have a detrimental effect on privacy by overlooking surrounding properties, and substantially cause sun shadow, decreasing natural sunlight.
Increased traffic on street
McKinnon Road is not a major road. Allowing a mixed zone development will cause traffic gridlock. The property is located close to the Wheatley Road Roundabout (4 exit intersection, with 2 slip lanes). The entry/exit lanes are narrow – any large redevelopment will add traffic congestion and increased difficulty for residents parking in neighbouring residential streets. There is also very limited on-street parking between Wattle Grove and Wheatley Road Roundabout (total 23 car parking spaces / mix of 2 hour and all day).
Other issues with Mixed Use Zone
MUZ is not appropriate zoning for McKinnon Village, and especially for this location within the village because of the types of the businesses it allows. The MUZ does not require a planning permit for businesses operating with extended trading hours, e.g. Convenience Mini-Marts, Takeouts and Food & Drink premises. These type of activities will compromise the surrounding residents’ right to quiet enjoyment on their premises. The industrial buildings currently located on the site work on very set hours, and reduced hours on week-ends, so have minimum impact.
Other issues include:
Personal
Rezoning and inappropriate development of site 88-100 McKinnon Road not only affects McKinnon, but the Glen Eira electorate as a whole. This development proposal does not take into consideration nearby dwellings, surrounding residential zones, road safety, road congestion, the right to be secure, and the right to privacy and quiet enjoyment. Ultimately this will destroy the overall character of McKinnon and sets a dangerous precedent for the safety of our neighbourhood.
Yours sincerely
[insert your name]
Re: Objection to Glen Eira Planning Scheme Amendment C143 & DDO Schedule 6
88-100 McKinnon Road, McKinnon
My name is [insert your full name]. I reside/own the property at [insert your address].
I object to the above proposal and request that, after the Planning Conference, Council re-assesses the Development Proposal with a view to abandoning Amendment C143 and DDO6 and enabling residents input into decisions related to appropriate re-zoning and appropriate height and setback provisions.
The grounds for my objection are:
This proposed zone amendment is significant and detrimental to this area.
The Design & Development Overlay proposes a 4 Storey Development in the middle of clearly defined residential (RGZ) and neighbourhood (NRZ) zones.
Mixed Use Zone inappropriate for site
McKinnon Road is not a major retail centre – it is a village with neighbourhood shops clearly zoned Commercial (as shown on above zoning map). The proposed Mixed Use Zone at 88-100 McKinnon Road is inappropriate for this location because of the surrounding residential zones. Because this site is an isolated pocket of industrially zoned land surrounded by residential zones, the only re-zoning appropriate to this area of McKinnon Road is residential. Any zoning change to Mixed Use is completely out of step with its surrounds.
Design & Development Overlay
The proposal to apply a DDO to this site with a height limit of 14.5m (4 storeys) is inappropriate to the surrounding residential zones where height limits are clearly set (max. height of 2 storeys in NRZ zones and 3 storeys in GRZ zones). Having 4 storeys will not make it a “gateway building.” The size and character will create an anomaly building and dominate the landscape, creating visual bulk and physical mass. This proposed building will also have a detrimental effect on privacy by overlooking surrounding properties, and substantially cause sun shadow, decreasing natural sunlight.
Increased traffic on street
McKinnon Road is not a major road. Allowing a mixed zone development will cause traffic gridlock. The property is located close to the Wheatley Road Roundabout (4 exit intersection, with 2 slip lanes). The entry/exit lanes are narrow – any large redevelopment will add traffic congestion and increased difficulty for residents parking in neighbouring residential streets. There is also very limited on-street parking between Wattle Grove and Wheatley Road Roundabout (total 23 car parking spaces / mix of 2 hour and all day).
Other issues with Mixed Use Zone
MUZ is not appropriate zoning for McKinnon Village, and especially for this location within the village because of the types of the businesses it allows. The MUZ does not require a planning permit for businesses operating with extended trading hours, e.g. Convenience Mini-Marts, Takeouts and Food & Drink premises. These type of activities will compromise the surrounding residents’ right to quiet enjoyment on their premises. The industrial buildings currently located on the site work on very set hours, and reduced hours on week-ends, so have minimum impact.
Other issues include:
- delivery issues for suppliers and parking
- Waste management issues
- increased noise
- water runoff after rain
- Increased number of people loitering in the area creating safety/security concerns.
Personal
Rezoning and inappropriate development of site 88-100 McKinnon Road not only affects McKinnon, but the Glen Eira electorate as a whole. This development proposal does not take into consideration nearby dwellings, surrounding residential zones, road safety, road congestion, the right to be secure, and the right to privacy and quiet enjoyment. Ultimately this will destroy the overall character of McKinnon and sets a dangerous precedent for the safety of our neighbourhood.
Yours sincerely
[insert your name]