The difference between Glen Eira’s open slather approach to development compared to other councils is made even clearer when the schedules for the General Residential Zone 1 (GRZ1) are looked at side by side. In Glen Eira, the GRZ1 has been applied holus bolus to existing ‘Neighbourhood Centres’ and Main Roads. Suddenly, developers have been given the green light for 3 storey apartment blocks in countless residential streets.
Instead of using the schedules to achieve a balance, and to ensure the protection of local amenity, Glen Eira’s councillors have simply rubber stamped the Newton and Akehurst agenda.
Please note carefully:
- Glen Eira imposes a 10.5 metre height limit. BOROONDARA FOR THE SAME ZONING IMPOSES A 9 METRE MAXIMUM.
- Glen Eira has no limitations. Boroondara imposes plenty.
Here are the schedules from both Councils. We ask readers to compare and contrast and start questioning whether our elected representatives are indeed acting in the best interests of the community?
Here’s the Boroondara version for the identical zone –
Glen Eira Debates 
September 11, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Incredible stuff. In Glen Eira we’ve got two classes of residents. Anyone who happens to live in housing diversity is a second class citizen. They don’t deserve anything. No open space, no trees and to hell with site coverage and permeability. None of this gets spoken about by Newton and his hangers on because it would cause a bloody revolution.
September 11, 2013 at 12:48 PM
I can only hope that councillors are squirming over their role in this charade. With a year to do some real planning they’ve welched on election promises and washed their hands of all planning issues. Not a single word except the usual spin from any of them. Incompetent is too kind a word for them.
September 11, 2013 at 4:05 PM
I have to say I’m impressed with what Boroondara has basically done. They’ve not taken the easy way out and assumed that one size fits all -unlike Glen Eira. Their maps are even clearer and show the diversity of their zoning and they do provide some reasoning for all of their decision making. The exact opposite of Glen Eira.